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Food Safety Concerns Around the world, food safety is of increasingly pressing concern. In the global economy, the food we consume has typically moved between numerous people and companies before it reaches our table. This affects freshness, the amount of waste produced, and ecological... Read More

Visiting Hong Kong and Singapore mid 2018 with six organic food companies we discovered new consumer trend and buyer perception insights – as well as ideas on how to make the most of it all. Below, we hear from some of the companies who travelled with us, about market-specific trends they... Read More

Director of Halal Certification Authority Pty Ltd, one of the largest processed goods regulatory bodies in Australia, Nadia El-Mouelhy spoke at Export Connect’s Halal Market Insights forum on Tuesday 28 August 2018. Building on her extensive compliance and systems development background,... Read More

Recently, we had the privilege of sharing our expertise with a roomful of experts (albeit in other disciplines) at PwC’s internal training workshop. Facilitated by Export Connect, Halal Market Overview brought 4 Halal professionals together for a 1.5 hour session, including networking and a Halal... Read More

Some companies start small, some with a bang. And some start on a hot kitchen stove at 1 am at the end of a big day at work. Speaking with Sangeetha and Mathan Selvarajah at our Food & Beverage Exporters Forum in Melbourne this year, we learned about the journey of Paradise Gourmet Foods.... Read More

Understanding consumer trends can make or break any business, and in the fast moving consumable goods sector, having your finger on the pulse is requisite. Recent shifts in buying behaviour are echoing around the world, and major food and beverage companies are also responding. Export is a logical... Read More

“Do your homework; utilize the Government wherever you can; go and visit the market; understand the market, understand their distribution. Invest.” In another successful Food & Beverage Exporters Forum, Export Connect offered access to a panel of experienced Australian food &... Read More

Export Connect delivered another successful Food & Beverage Exporters Forum in collaboration with Fine Food Australia, Export Council of Australia and Food Bank Victoria, on 10 September 2018 in Melbourne. This forum offered access to a panel of experienced Australian food & beverage... Read More

When it comes to home-cooked food, nobody does it better than Mum. So many family businesses find their inspiration this way, and Melbourne’s The Vegan Weasel is no exception. Hiba, one of the company’s Co-Founders (pictured, right), told us their story in a recent conversation. “The company... Read More