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. An opportunity to speak to some of the nation’s largest and leading agri-businesses about the issues impacting our sector, from energy to labour to regulation. After much discussion, it would seem we all have much in common. Great to hear Andrew Henderson from ASPI talking about their work on a food security strategy. Thank you for the opportunity, Mark Barber.

IFDA CEO Richard Forbes talking at the Agri-Business Australia CEO Summit 2025

National food security preparedness Green Paper

By Andrew Henderson and Dr John Coyne

This work has been written and constructed as a Green Paper, not an academic publication. Informed by six months of consultations with government, the private sector and civil society, the paper combines applied policy analysis and real-world insights to promote deliberate conversation about protecting Australia’s food security with the same priority as protecting Australia’s national security.

Read further on the ASPI website