Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Melvin Gonzalez
Melvin had worked in the meat industry for 4 years when he approached us in 2010. He had the desire to progress professionally and used his funding to complete Certificate III in […]
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12 creative people have recently received offers to become our 2024 recipients (& F&B family members). This will bring us to 262 recipients and a whopping $1.2 MILLION provided in support of […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Kelly Magor
Kelly is the owner of Forage & Feast, an artisan producer of small batch condiments. She completed a Diploma of Food Science and Technology at TAFESA Regency to provide her with additional […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Philip Scarles
Way back in 2011 Philip approached us as he had recently completed an intensive Cheesemaking course and was keen to extend his knowledge and skills by completing an Italian Cheesemaking course. He […]
Support SA Buy local – F&B recipient of the week – Claire Ormesher
Having always loved baking and cooking Claire has discovered her passion lies with raw vegan desserts. With a desire to learn more about the health, nutrition and science behind food whilst also […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Chad Simmons
Chad had been in the baking industry for 11 years when he approached us in 2008 wanting to broaden his horizons through further education and training. Chad was shocked to learn that […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Lisa Nash
Lisa and her partner had a dream of having their own chocolate and coffee shop and gallery on Kangaroo Island. In 2013 we assisted Lisa to complete Savour Chocolate and Patisserie School […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Bryn Richards
Winemaker Bryn wanted to pursue his lifelong passion of cider making so with the assistance of F&B he attended the Advanced Cider and Perry Production course held by the Cider and Perry […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Emma Rooke from Buff Love
Myponga Water Buffalo – Buff Love – is the only farm to consumer buffalo dairy in SA and is the creation of F&B recipients Emma Rooke and Eric Oxenham. Emma is utilising […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Belinda Hanson-Kenny
Belinda is a self-employed Food Technologist who writes and manages quality systems for businesses. Her funding was used to complete a Diploma of Packaging Technology in 2015 which allowed her to add […]
Reminder – F&B 2024 applications close next week
F&B 2024 Support Payment applications now open. We have assisted 250 people to date and provided more than $1.1M to the industry in SA. If you know what training you want to […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Frank McWilliams
Originally starting in the baking industry, Frank has always been fascinated with the processes involved in making high quality products. He completed Cert III Food Processing Cheese in 2014 with the intention […]