There’s been an additional amount of chatter recently around manufacturing goods here in Australia. At Future Food Systems (FFS), we continue to assist local industry through initiatives and projects that add value, foster partnerships, and help businesses unlock growth opportunities by developing collaborative ecosystems—contributing to a more sustainable and resilient agrifood sector.
One such initiative that we are committed to continue driving forward, in addition to our projects, is For Food’s Sake. Now in its third year, For Food’s Sake brings together stakeholders from across the agrifood sector, government and research in one location to connect and to explore groundbreaking initiatives in food manufacturing, protected cropping, food security, nutrition, automation, waste reduction, and more.
‘Opportunities for innovation ecosystems’ panel session at For Food’s Sake’
This year’s event, held in Coffs Harbour over a three-day period, featured a dynamic program, including workshops, site visits, a two-day summit, a gala dinner, and an exhibition, all dedicated to fostering connections and advancing Australia’s agrifood sector. With over 170 people in attendance from across Australia, it’s great to continue to see the passion and willingness amongst attendees to further collaborative efforts and to forge new partnerships with a focus on driving innovation, strengthening supply chains, and creating sustainable growth.
Attendees of For Food’s Sake 2025 in Coffs Harbour
Thank you to all our event sponsors, partners, facilitators, speakers, the FFS Board and attendees for their support and commitment to Future Food Systems and to For Food’s Sake.
You can read all about For Food’s Sake 2025 here.
Sonia Garcia Ayala, founder and CEO of WA-based, Bravo Gazpacho
Bravo Gazpacho: a SIFT case study
Whilst continuing on the home front, recently I had the pleasure of speaking to Sonia Garcia Ayala, founder and CEO of WA-based, Bravo Gazpacho. Sonia is currently utilising the Sustainable Innovative Food Technologies facility, also known as SIFT, to enhance her production process and extend the shelf life of her product.
With the conversation taking place at SIFT, we talked all things collaboration, her business journey, involvement with the facility, future goals and more. View the video here.
FOODiQ Global CEO, Dr Flávia Fayet-Moore
Space: a new frontier for mushrooms
Taking a leap into space, FFS is proud to support an exciting new project: Mission MushVroom. Led by our partners at FOODiQ Global (an Australian-based company), this experiment will have astronauts monitor how oyster mushrooms grow in microgravity, providing critical proof that they can successfully fruit in space and serve as a nutritious, delicious, and sustainable food source for long-duration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
FOODiQ Global CEO, Dr Flávia Fayet-Moore is currently in the Unites States for the project, with the experiment taking place on the upcoming Fram2 mission targeted to launch aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as early as this week.
Industry partner seedPurity
FFS industry and research cohort continues to grow
We have some new additions to the FFS network, with industry partner seedPurity coming on board. A leading provider of applied seed technology to the forestry and vegetable seed industries in Australia and New Zealand, seedPurity will be collaborating with UNE and Costa, under the banner of FFS, to explore the potential of select insect species to fulfill pollination needs for various innovative, pollinator-dependent crops of interest to Costa.
Lastly, I would like to welcome our new PhD students Md Mehedi Hasan, Hassan Jafari, Prajwal Ranganat, Risa Wijihastuti and Afroz Naznin.
Warm regards,
Dr James Krahe
Future Food Systems CEO