6 - 9 SEP 2027 | icc Sydney
With 15 years of hands-on experience, Paul has helped bring more than 500 venues to life and delivered over 650 commercial kitchen designs. Across new openings, expansions, and established operations, Paul connects every part of the business, from concept and menu engineering to kitchen workflow, service architecture, and cost structure,
Andrew Brain has been in the foodservice industry since 1986 and one of the directors of Foodservice Consultants Australia (FCA) since 2011. FCA established in 1978. Over the last 48 years, FCA has expanded its capability as the leading consulting service throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Andrew has been
Hi, I’m Natalie Bolt, Co-Founder and COO of The Table Food Consultants. I’m a chef, hospitality consultant and educator with 18 years of experience across restaurants, hotels, tourism and industry projects. I work with hospitality businesses, councils and industry partners to improve operations, menus, profitability and sustainability through practical, chef-led
I grew up in the country and still live on and operate a beef cattle farm. Many of the skills and practicality from farming put me in good stead for running such a large seafood wholesale business. Farmers and Fishermen have a lot of battles and goals in common. Production
Graham has been involved in the truffle industry for 5 years. Previously he has produced chestnuts and beef. With his partner Abby and a group of community members he has been involved in creating the Noojee Truffle Festival to promote truffles and agritourism to the beautiful Noojee area.
Miek Paulus – Founder & Head Baker, Ket Baker Belgian-born baker Miek Paulus is the founder and head baker behind Ket Baker, a renowned 100% sourdough bakery on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. Originally trained as an engineer, Miek followed her passion for food and baking, developing a deep expertise in sourdough
Mrs Roz Kaldor-Aroni is General Manager of the Ice Cream Division at Pure Foods Tasmania, responsible for manufacturing the brands, Elato Gelato and Cashew Creamery as well as Product Development for new flavours and contract packing for external clients. She is originally from Sydney and has a law degree, science
A background in accounting in IT and then further skilled in hospitality management and commercial cookery. Now operating a family run hospitality business being run initially by my father for over 40 years and now myself over 20 years.
John Hart OAM is National President of Restaurant & Catering Australia, the peak body representing more than 57,000 cafés, restaurants and caterers across the country. John led R&CA as Chief Executive Officer for 18 years, from 1999 to 2017, a period in which the association grew tenfold and the sector
Angela is the co-owner of Melbourne Hospitality People, which includes Republica St Kilda Beach, Captain Baxter, Mr McCracken, Encore St Kilda and Toorak Hotel. With more than 25 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Angela is an early adopter of technology with a genuine passion for all things tech and
