About

Monash Food Innovation, in collaboration with 5 local councils, invites you to an exclusive opportunity to step inside one of Australia's most advanced food innovation centres.

Discover how research, technology and collaboration are shaping the future of food – and how your business can be part of it.

This event will also launch a series of webinars to support the local food and beverage industry.

Date

Location

Get directions

Monash Food Innovation Centre (enter off Research Way)
Monash University, 13 Rainforest Walk, Clayton VIC 3168

Parking instructions will be emailed closer to the event date.

About the event

This exclusive industry event offers food, beverage and supplement businesses the opportunity to explore Monash Food Innovation's world‑class facilities, hear from industry leaders and connect with food industry suppliers.

What you'll experience

Monash Food Innovation General Manager Rod Heath, showcasing how innovation is supporting the future of food.

A guided tour of cutting‑edge facilities specialised spaces, including:

• The commercial kitchen: A fully equipped, industry-grade kitchen designed to support product development, recipe refinement and small-scale production trials. The space enables businesses to test new concepts, optimise formulations and explore innovative food solutions in a practical, commercial environment.
• The virtual supermarket room: An immersive research environment that simulates a real retail shopping experience, allowing businesses to evaluate packaging, shelf presence, pricing and consumer decision-making. The space supports valuable consumer insights and market testing before product launch.
• The prototyping hub: A cutting-edge innovation space equipped with the latest advanced prototyping and packaging technologies, enabling businesses to rapidly develop, test and refine product concepts. The hub supports experimentation with packaging design, product functionality and manufacturing solutions, helping accelerate the journey from idea to market-ready product.

A presentation by Joseph Buccheri, Managing Director of IMPEX Lawyers & Advisers, sharing his experience as an international trade lawyer, with practical insights to help food SMEs navigate opportunities and challenges in domestic and international markets. With a keen passion for supporting Australia’s food sector, he also serves as General Counsel to Entyce Food Ingredients, a leading Australian food innovation, importer/exporter, manufacturer and distributor supplying national supermarkets and independent chains, domestic and International Franchise/Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) and major food service channels.

Networking opportunities with like‑minded food, beverage and supplement businesses seeking collaboration or growth.

Learn more about an online series to support the local food and beverage industry.

Meet local government representatives and learn how councils support local business.

MC'd by Dr Angeline Achariya, Monash Food Innovation's co‑founder and respected Australian agrifood executive leader.

Dinner and drinks provided.

Program schedule tour 1

4pm: Registration

4.15pm – 4.55pm: Optional tour 1

5pm – 5.45pm: Presentations, Q & A

6pm onwards: Dinner and networking

Program schedule tour 2

4.30pm: Registration

5pm – 5.45pm: Presentations, Q & A

5.50pm – 6.30pm: Optional tour 2 (post‑presentations)

6.30pm onwards: Dinner and networking

Attendees will only be able to book 1 of the 2 tour times. Tour is optional.

Cost

$20 per person. Includes light dinner and refreshments.

Partners

This event is presented by Monash Food Innovation – Monash University, in partnership with Monash Council, City of Greater Dandenong, City of Kingston, Knox City Council and City of Stonnington.

Contact Event Organiser