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FAN’s Meet the Makers 2021
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Meet the Makers, from the Food and Agribusiness Network (FAN), is SEQ’s largest independent food and beverage trade event, showcasing fresh produce and food & beverage products from across the Greater Sunshine Coast – Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Gympie, Moreton Bay and beyond.
Congratulations to FAN on this highly successful industry event – 75 producers showcasing the incredible local food and beverage products that the region producers to over 700 buyers, industry, stakeholders, exhibitors, networking guests, VIP’s, supporters and passionate foodies who attended.
Roz White was an Official Ambassador for Meet the Makers 2021, and along with Whites IGA proudly supported the event. As a pioneer of the Locavore movement on the Sunshine Coast, White’s IGA strongly believes in supporting and advocating for the local food and beverage industry.
White’s IGA’s support of Meet the Makers 2021 is a great example of the region’s unique and collaborative ecosystem – where industry and stakeholders work together to accelerate growth and drive innovation.
Established by the industry for the industry, FAN is a notfor-profit food industry cluster that has been operating for five years. FAN aims to grow the industry by creating an ecosystem that supports collaboration, accelerates innovation and drives trade locally and globally.
Today FAN has more than 300 members from across the food value chain in the Greater Sunshine Coast region (Sunshine Coast, Gympie, Noosa and Moreton Bay) and is recognised nationally and internationally as a leading Australian food cluster.
L-R Michael White, Kim McCosker, Roz White, Dan Purdie MP
L-R Emma Greenhatch, CEO Food & Agribusiness Network, Sandy Bolton MP
L-R Local Maroochydore State Member of Parliament, Fiona Simpson MP and Sunshine Coast Airport CEO, Andrew Brodie
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