The Foodservice Suppliers Association Australia & New
Zealand
UNITING YOUR INDUSTRY
The Foodservice Suppliers Association of Australia & New
Zealand is a new association representing the entire industry
of suppliers selling to the foodservice market.
Its establishment represent an important first for Australia/NZ.
In recent times tile increasingly diverse foodservice suppliers'
industry has operated within vaguely defined categories which
have been largely isolated From each other.
The FSA will drive fundamental change bringing the industry
together. It will facilitate alliance-building between traditionally
divergent sectors, such as between F&B and equipment suppliers,
or between furnishings and support services.
It will vastly increase tile opportunities of every industry
sector for cross-promotion and networking activity.
It will he a high-profile association with tile largest possible
membership base and an affordable membership fee.
It will provide a unified voice to government and the media,
and the strength of numbers to give the industry both credibility
and leverage.
And it will take a keen role in education, promoting the future
of the industry we all share.
HOW IT WILL WORK
Association structure
The Association will consist of a National Board and five industry
sector categories, each of which will have their own elected
Chairman, Vice-Chairman and committee of 5-7 representatives.
These committee members will take on roles such as education,
membership liaison, function administration and others as appropriate.
Two members from each committee - not necessarily the Chairman
and Vice-Chairman - will be nominated by the category members
to sit on the National Board.
The National Board will comprise these nominated members. The
Board will then elect a President, Vice-President and Treasurer
(two year terms), with other roles to be taken on by the remaining
Board members as appropriate.
Sub-committee groups will be set up under each category committee
as required.
The National Board will meet 3-4 times a year and will be administered
by a paid Executive Director.
While the category committees will for the most part operate
autonomously, the entire Association will come together at national
trade shows and industry events. Statewide concerns may also
be addressed by state gatherings of the various industry categories.
The Association will convene a National Conference to be held
in Sydney or Melbourne immediately preceding a major trade event
such as either Fine Food or ICTF. This will include speakers
drawn from the industry and provide opportunities for networking
and further education.
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
What are the Association's Aims?
• To foster greater awareness of the needs of all suppliers
to the foodservice industry
• To create strength via unity, bringing together all
sectors of the industry in an inclusive association
• To lobby government for policy change as appropriate
• To facilitate strategic alliances and networking opportunities
• To act as a referral service and provide assistance
to members
• To encourage educational opportunities and standards
thus ensuring a strong future for our industry
What other initiatives are planned?
• Self funded seminars
• Annual Conference
• Education program, whether an accreditation scheme or
full courses designed and conducted in conjunction with tertiary
institutions
• Strategic alliance building with other associations
- cause-related lobbying
• Representation of the total spectrum of foodservice
industry by allying with R&CA, Registered Clubs Association
etc
What about the FSA Expo Foodservice Australia?
The FSA will replace the old Catering Trade Fair Association (CTFA) in
directing and promoting the FSA Expo Foodservice Australia. In doing so it
will maintain the high standards set by the CTFA.
