Saltsmith, Charcuterie and Streaky Bacon with Simon Lawry and David Ball

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Saltsmith is the brainchild of Simon Lawry and David Ball, two friends with a vision to show Australian consumers what’s possible with a rasher of bacon. 

While working full time jobs, the two have harnessed Simon’s hobby of making charcuterie to commercially produce bacon – chosen out of personal interest and early customer feedback. 

Now – around three years later – the pair produce three types of commercial streaky bacon – including one in collaboration with the Starward Distillery. 

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Tequila Tromba with Jimmy Sherry

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James ‘Jimmy’ Sherry met his business partners in Guadalajara – back in 2005 – where they made a pact to no longer live conventional lives or work typical jobs. They partnered with Master Distiller, Marco Cedano, and his son Rodrigo and vowed to make extraordinary tequila with Tequila Tromba. 

After travelling the rugged Jalisco highlands to build a name for the brand, James took Tromba to the US and was based there for 8 years before a global pandemic forced him back to Australia, where he’s now based. 

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Sweet and Chilli Global Drinks Agency with Cameron Northway

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Founder and Managing Director of the Australian, New Zealand and Los Angeles arms of UK-based premier drinks consultancy, Sweet & Chilli – Cameron Northway – has worked for VIP clients like The Rolling Stones, Kanye West and Prince Harry over a two-decade long career in the beverage industry.

That career has led him to collect a long list of other involvements including: Rocker – a venue in Bondi, Cocktail Porter – a pre-made and DIY cocktail business, The Whisky Mill – an online rare whiskey store – and most recently, ATYPICAL – a hospitality design agency that has already developed F&B systems and experiences for some of the most luxurious developments in Australia.

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Deliverect and Lightspeed Hospitality with Zhong Xu

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Zhong Xu created the first iPad Point-of-Sale (POS) in the EMEA region, ten years ago. This SaaS product has since evolved into the company known today as Lightspeed and is now available in over 100 countries. Zhong was Global Director of Lightspeed Hospitality until 2018, when he co-founded Deliverect – a third-party food delivery aggregator that integrates platforms with restaurant POS systems. 

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Hey You, Ordermentum and Food Tech with Adam Theobald

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Building on his success as the Founder of Hey You (a consumer ordering and payments app), Adam Theobald continues to forge hospitality industry change with Ordermentum – a B2B ordering platform for the food and beverage sector.

Driven by a passion for technology and its ability to create a more seamless and efficient experience, Ordermentum is bringing new ways of working to supplier, retail and technology companies and has become the chosen platform by more than 28,000 hospitality venues and hundreds of wholesale suppliers around Australia.

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Restless Children No More – Grub Lab with Mick Carr

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Born from foodservice industry disruptor, The Village Co. – Grub Lab is a childrens’ entertainment solution for hospitality venues. Founder – of both of those entities – Mick Carr, the program shortly after the announcement of Grub Lab’s collaboration with the NRL. Designed to engage and entertain children in these restless spaces, Grub Lab seeks to innovate in a unique way – with an augmented reality, smart device app that brings content to life.

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BlueRock and Business Advice with Peter Lalor

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Based in Melbourne, where he is the founding director of BlueRock – a multidisciplinary, entrepreneurial advisory firm – Pete Lalor applies his passion for automation and innovation to do things differently. Overseeing 13 service divisions in this company alone, Pete is also a Chairman of the 100 Burgers and Mr Burger groups, a director of Belles Hot Chicken and beyond hospitality, is heavily involved in the property industry and the founder of Rosewood – an early-stage venture capital fund.

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Table Booking Tech and ResDiary with Colin Winning

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From Senior Software Developer to CEO, Colin Winning has worked his way up the ranks at ResDiary for the past 10 years. Already having acquired a decade of experience before joining the company, his strong technical foundation and hard work have allowed him to flourish and now lead the Glaswegian reservation platform.

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Immersive Hospitality and Viral Ventures with Aden Levin

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Co-Founder of Viral Ventures – Aden Levin – has over 15 years’ experience in the events industry. Prior to his current business, he exited a successful UK travel and festival company called Mainstage Festivals – which featured on Dragon’s Den and was the most highly-valued company on the hit show. The interview today focuses on his current business – creating immersive worlds and customer-centric experiences. 

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FELLR and The Seltzer Market with Will Morgan and Andy Skora

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Co-Founders of FELLR, Andy Skora and Will Morgan join the program and share a fresh angle on the beverage world. In the highly competitive space that is seltzers, these two are doing incredible work to stand out. Both bring global experience from iconic beverage brands – like Red Bull, Jameson and Absolut – and each have spent time working with Pernod Ricard (as the astute listener will recognise with those brands).

Through FELLR, they’re striving to create something new and different to innovate in the fast-paced seltzer market. 

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