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Richard Forbes speaks at The Distributors’ Mid-Year Conference
IFDA advocates on the issues impacting those distributors. To that end, it was a pleasure giving members and suppliers an update on our activity at 'The Distributors' Mid-Year conference on the Gold Coast last week.
Australia’s Food Supply Chain needs more workers
Australia's Food Supply Chain needs workers, including truck drivers, forklift drivers, packers, farm workers, and hospitality workers.
ALP’s ‘private power price claim’
Mr Albanese refused to say why the RepuTex modelling was no longer relevant despite Labor maintaining the 43 per cent emissions pledge and 82 per cent renewables target that was plucked out of the document ahead of the last election.
Calls for a Food Security Strategy at the Global Food Forum
Trade Minister Don Farrell spruiks a new national food strategy “Feeding Australia” during The Australian’s Global Food Forum.
Talking energy at the Global Food Forum 2025
The Australian’s 2025 Global Food Forum, in partnership with Visy and supported by the Wall Street Journal, explores critical issues shaping Australia’s $150 billion agribusiness and food sector, focusing on investment, innovations, and ag technologies.
IFDA CEO, Richard Forbes, Speaks at the Agri-business Australia CEO Summit
Speaking at the Agri-business Australia CEO Summit about the Foodservice sector with an emphasis on the role of FS distributors in Australia’s food supply chain.
Food distribution costs continue to rise
Sky News is taken into IFDA’s member Galipo’s facility, to showcase to the government and the rest of the world the importance of food distribution.
‘Give us action on food, not another report’
Labor’s new food security plan must be “backed by action” to urgently address critical infrastructure failings, as well as fuel, pesticide and fertiliser supply risks, farming groups and experts have warned.
Pressure on food prices as the cost of living crisis continues
The food sector has united to accuse the Albanese government of failing to act on rising prices despite a growing number of working Australians going hungry, warning that customers are paying more at shopping centres and restaurants because of high energy prices, Labor’s workplace relations agenda and a lack of productivity-enhancing reforms.
Major food service distributor calls for ‘common sense’ as power prices skyrocket
Members of Australia’s largest food distributor have slammed the Albanese government for “putting their eggs in one basket”.
ACCI and COSBOA back IFDA’s call for an energy rethink
Thank you ACCI and COSBOA for backing IFDA’s call for a re-think on the governments 82 percent renewable target by 2030.
Food firms revolt over Labor’s energy plan
Those in the food sector, including independent food distributors, are being significantly impacted by soaring energy prices
Talking family-owned businesses at the 2024 ACCI Business Leaders Summit
Talking to the PM, the Hon. Anthony Albanese MP, about issues impacting family-owned food businesses in the foodservice sector.
Richard Forbes speaks at the Countrywide Annual Conference 2024
Guest speaker at the Countrywide Annual conference held in Perth
Hospitality businesses plead for governments to act on red tape
Regulation burden is killing small business profitability, costing many businesses $50,000 or more time and adding to the cost of food to consumers