Support SA Buy Local – F&B Recipient of the week – Charavy Chan
Charavy is a passionate food technologist who has been working in the SA food and beverage industry for twenty years as well as consulting for the sector for the last 2 years. […]
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Join with us in welcoming our latest 2026 recipients
Welcome to the F&B family Brendan, Chris, Felicity, Jade, Jake, Justin, Matt, Shane, Tia & Tom. Thats 292 people we have assisted and nearly $1.4M. No wonder we love what we do!
Support SA Buy Local – F&B Recipient of the week – Joanne Powell
Wanting to develop advanced baking skills and techniques that go beyond what she has taught herself Jo was successful in receiving 2026 funding to complete Petit Gateaux training at Savour in Melbourne […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B Recipient of the week – Paul Sparkes
Paul is the owner and brewer of Beernoevil Brewing based in Glenelg East. The CIBD Diploma in Brewing consists of 3 modules. Paul self funded module 1, F&B provided funding in 2025 […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B Recipient of the week – Chloe Beames
Chloe graduated from UniSA in 2021 as a honor roll student in a Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Science, majoring in Food science & this is where her interest in brewing began. […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B Recipient of the week – Gerrard Callanan
Gerard is the owner, cheesemaker and affineur at Lilyarra Artisan Cheese who are based in Victor Harbor. Lilyarra specialise in making delicious and award winning goat cheeses. Following Gerards training at Mons in […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Hollie Grainger
“Wine has always been more than just a career for me – it is a passion and a way of connecting with people, stories and place.” Hollie is deeply committed to wine […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Josh Waechter
Josh is a winemaker based in McLaren Vale with over 20 years of experience in the industry. His passion for creating exceptional wines was evident and his mentoring and sharing of knowledge […]
Applications have now CLOSED for the Boards generous offer for a second round of 2026 funding with some fantastic applications received.
Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed in late January 2026 and Support Payment Funding offers are anticipated to be made in February 2026. Best of luck with your applications.
Occupational Recognition update
There are only 2 ways to become Trade qualified in this State. One is through successful completion of an Apprenticeship and the other is through the Occupational Recognition process. Do you have […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B Recipient of the week – Kiera Skorpos
In her third year studying a Bachelor of Viticulture & Oenology Kiera is passionate about crafting wine. “What draws me to most to the industry is the balance between precision and […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Alec Hutchins
2026 update – Having successfully passed module 1 of his IBD Diploma of Brewing we are proud to assist Alec with funding for Modules 2 & 3 so he can finish this […]