The Food & Drink Business Podcast

Food & Drink Business editor Kim Berry talks to Robert Giles, CEO of SPC, about the sale of the company from Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) and his first year in the role. We start with an overview of SPC and Rob's work with the company during the sale process, including the importance of communication and the effort associated with keeping the company operating while dealing with prospective buyers a...

Food & Drink Business editor Kim Berry talks to author, speaker and founder of Food & Nutrition Australia Sharon Natoli about her project of mapping Australia’s Top 100 Australian Food & Beverage companies against the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The discussion starts with a review of what the 17 SDGs are and what lead to their establishment in 2015. We then look at the s...

Food & Drink Business editor Kim Berry talks to Ian Roberts, Group Supply Chain & Technical Director of Lion, to discuss how Lion has managed to keep their breweries operating despite the many impacts of 2020. Ian has been working with Lion for 30 years, having started at Castlemaine Perkins through a university scholarship. He has worked in various parts of the organisation from brewing t...

Food & Drink Business editor Kim Berry talks to Mars Food Australia general manager Bill Heague about his first year in the job, the company’s 75th anniversary and COVID-19. Bill has been with Mars for 12 years, working in Australia, Czech Republic and Ireland before returning to Australia in late 2019 to take the helm of Australian operations. He shares his experience working for a global, fa...

In our inaugural episode, Food & Drink Business editor Kim Berry is joined by publisher Lindy Hughson, and senior industry analyst for IBISWorld Tom Youl talk about the title’s flagship product, its annual Top 100 Food & Drink Companies report. Lindy provides us with a summary of Food & Drink Business’ history and the report. Lead by Kim and Tom, we then review the companies in 2019’s...