(Tim Morley – Austrade) G’day, I’m Chris Morley, Trade and Investment Commissioner based in Hanoi, here at FHA Food and Beverage 2025 in Singapore. Australia has had the absolute privilege and pleasure of being the partner country for this year’s event.
(Tim Brown – Co-Founder, Barnes and Brown) So this year’s FHA has been absolutely wonderful for us. What I came here to achieve, I could have packed up last night and left after day one. That’s how good it was.
(Stacey Fallon – Angel Seafood) This is our second year of being at Food Hotel Asia, Singapore. We’ve partnered with Austrade for many years. What makes them great is that they introduce us to businesses, but they also do background checks on importers to help us ensure that they are a solid business to be in business with, as well.
(Jordan Bruno – Marketing Director, Roogenic) The advice I’d give to other businesses exporting to Southeast Asia would be to find the right partner. Austrade has really supported our journey into Southeast Asia by connecting us with the right players and distributors and then helping us facilitate that relationship as well. Whether that be translating marketing materials or other collateral, they’ve been vital.
(Tim Morley) Australia has a proud history of being a premium producer of food and beverage and to be a partner country for this year increases that awareness so that more consumers are aware of the great quality products that Australia has on offer and will continue to seek to buy those products.
(Betty Dang – Managing Director, Golden BC Pty Ltd) Australia is known as great quality. The standard is very high. It’s been a very high reputation in Vietnam. We’ve been very successful in distributing Australian products. Austrade’s been a great supporter of our company in terms of providing us with a lot of information, introducing us to a lot of great suppliers and then verify the quality. Help us dealing with other companies. I have to say thanks a lot to Austrade.
(Marcus Tromp – Managing Director Revolution Fisheries) My advice would be, firstly, to come to an expo – such as the FHA – to do your market research and see competitors in the market, not just from Australia but from other countries. And, reach out to Austrade because their resources are fantastic and are a great help. I think we’ve really done Australia proud this year, just in how we’ve all collaborated. I think everyone’s really stepped up.
(Crowd of attendees in concert) Australia!