Bite Sides by Ausfine

Ausfine
  • 0.0 (0)
  • Food
  • Updated Biweekly

Bite Sides by Ausfine dishes up insights into the dynamic world of food and business. Each episode dives into market trends, supply chain tips, and culinary innovation, with occasional special guests. Hosted by Ausfine—global experts in dairy and proteins—you’ll learn what’s shaping the industry and how to thrive in it. Hungry for knowledge? Tune in and find out what’s on the menu at Bite Sides.

  1. Jun 18

    S2 Ep8: Bec Unicomb — Partnerships, Pizza & Procurement

    🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From first make on the Domino’s pizza line to leading ANZ procurement partnerships — Bec Unicomb’s journey is packed with hustle, leadership, and relationship-building. In this episode, Matt sits down with Domino’s ANZ Procurement Manager Bec Unicomb to unpack what modern procurement actually looks like inside one of the world’s biggest pizza brands. From supplier partnerships and innovation to delivery culture and leadership, this is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the business of food service. We dig into: 🍕 Bec’s journey from making pizzas in-store to leading procurement across ANZ 📦 Why Domino’s calls suppliers “business partners” — and why that mindset matters 🤝 Building long-term partnerships that survive pricing pressure and supply chain chaos 🚚 The changing world of pizza delivery and competing in the aggregator era 💡 Innovation, viral food trends, and the race to find the “next big thing” 📈 Leadership, culture, and managing relationships in every direction 🌏 AI, global uncertainty, and what the future of food procurement could look like Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #Dominos #Procurement #FoodService #SupplyChain #Leadership #Innovation #Pizza #BusinessPartnerships #QSR

    32 min

  2. Jun 15

    S2 Ep7: Colm O’Brien — Strategy, Leadership & Playing the Long Game

    🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From County Cork to London banking, ASX-listed leadership, global media expansion, and strategic advisory work across Australia — Colm O’Brien has spent his career helping businesses navigate growth, change, and complexity.   Now a Partner at Carringtons and one of Ausfine’s most trusted advisors, Colm joins Matt for a candid conversation about leadership, business growth, investment readiness, and the lessons learned from decades spent in boardrooms around the world.   We dig into: 📈 Colm’s journey from Ireland to Australia through banking, consulting, and corporate leadership 🏦 Lessons from Barclays Bank, Andersen Consulting, and leading an ASX-listed company 🌍 Building a global media business across Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Americas 🧠 Why great leaders focus on the long game and avoid getting stuck in the weeds 🤝 The importance of surrounding yourself with the right people and building strong teams 💼 What private equity, private capital, and investors are really looking for 📊 How businesses can become investment-ready and maximise long-term value 💬 Leadership, decision-making, resilience, and learning from failure Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #Leadership #Strategy #BusinessGrowth #PrivateEquity #Investment #CorporateLeadership #Consulting #AustraliaBusiness #Carringtons #BusinessStrategy

    43 min

  3. May 25

    S2 Ep6: Garry Embleton — Risk, Resilience & Building Ausfine

    🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From handwritten trade books and telex machines to global risk management and international expansion — Garry Embleton has been part of the Ausfine journey almost from the very beginning. Now Ausfine’s Head of Risk & Compliance and President of the Australia Indonesia Business Council (AIBC), Garry joins Matt for a raw and insightful conversation about global trade, leadership, and what it really takes to build a resilient business. We dig into: 📈 Garry’s journey from accounts clerk to dairy trader and risk leader 🧀 The old days of Australian dairy exports to the US — and how the entire industry changed 🌏 Setting up Ausfine offices in Indonesia, the Philippines, and the US ⚠️ The real risks behind global trading: credit, currency, compliance, insurance, and geopolitics 🤝 Why strong banking, insurance, and industry relationships matter more than ever 🇮🇩 Garry’s role as President of AIBC and what doing business in Indonesia actually looks like 📚 The evolution of Ausfine from a 7-person operation to a global business 💬 Leadership, resilience, values, and showing up when things get hard Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #AustralianDairy #RiskManagement #GlobalTrade #Indonesia #AIBC #Leadership #Compliance #BusinessGrowth #Agriculture #SupplyChain

    38 min

  4. Apr 27

    S2 Ep5: Stu Davison — Understanding Milk Price Risk

    🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From Waikato dairy farms to the trading floors of Chicago — Stu Davison brings a rare, full-circle view of the global dairy industry. Growing up on large-scale farms in New Zealand before moving into financial markets, Stu now helps producers and processors navigate one of the most volatile parts of dairy: pricing risk. In this episode, we unpack how the industry really works behind the scenes — from milk price exposure to global market forces — and why tools like hedging are becoming more critical than ever. We dig into: The journey from dairy farming to global dairy broker What hedging actually is (in simple terms) and why it matters How New Zealand farmers manage milk price risk Why Australia lags behind — and what needs to change The reality of global dairy markets (US, NZ, and beyond) How volatility impacts farmers, processors, and the entire supply chain Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #AustralianDairy #NewZealandDairy #MilkPrice #Hedging #DairyMarkets #Agriculture #GlobalTrade #RiskManagement

    37 min

  5. Apr 13

    S2 Ep4: John Harney — Inside Domino’s Growth Story

    🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From a wheat farm north of Bendigo to the front row of Domino’s Pizza’s global expansion, John Harney has seen what rapid growth, leadership, and operational scale really look like. John joins Matt to unpack a career that started in the mines, moved through Unilever and Malaysia, and eventually led to two decades inside one of the biggest foodservice growth stories in the region. We dig into: • John’s journey from engineering and mining into procurement, leadership, and supply chain • What Domino’s looked like in 2004 — before the massive growth across Australia, Europe, and Asia • The lessons behind rapid expansion, scaling too fast, and why culture is the hardest thing to export • Why the best partnerships are built on trust, consistency, and long-term commitment — not transactions • How Domino’s thinks about delivery, competition, and staying relevant in a world of aggregators and endless convenience • John’s take on leadership: empathy, collaboration, reading the room, and building teams people want to follow Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #JohnHarney #Dominos #Leadership #SupplyChain #Procurement #QSR #Foodservice #BusinessGrowth #Partnerships

    45 min

  6. Mar 16

    S2 Ep3: Pepe Issa — Building the Brand Behind Pepe Saya

    🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From an over-ordered batch of cream to one of Australia’s most recognisable premium butter brands — Pepe Issa, founder of Pepe Saya, joins the pod to share the story behind the brand, the product, and the personality that made it stand out. What started as a dessert business turned into a deep obsession with making better-tasting butter — and eventually into a premium cultured butter brand that challenged imported European products and carved out its own space in the Australian market. We dig into: • How Pepe Saya was born from a simple problem: too much cream and nowhere for it to go• The difference between regular butter and cultured butter — and why flavour starts with fermentation• How the Pepe Saya brand and iconic character were created• Why building a premium food brand takes time, patience, and serious conviction• Growing from artisan beginnings into a broader business with rework lines, online retail, and new milk bottling plans• Taking the brand into the US market and why Pepe’s philosophy is: “Where there’s cows, export the brand. Where there’s no cows, export the butter.” Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #PepeSaya #PepeIssa #CulturedButter #AustralianDairy #BrandBuilding #FoodInnovation #PremiumFood #Entrepreneurship

    43 min

  7. Mar 2

    S2 Ep2: James Greenacre — The Unlikely Path to Dairy

    🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From Macquarie’s Lawson Grains to med school to milking 2,000 cows in Tasmania — James Greenacre is one of the most refreshing voices in Australian dairy right now. Matt first heard James speak at a Dairy Australia breakfast and knew he had to get him on the pod. What followed is a sharp, grounded chat about how modern dairy actually works — the business systems, the people leadership, and the uncomfortable truths behind pricing and transparency. We dig into: • The wild career path: commerce/law → ag finance → medicine → dairy farming• Growing from 750 cows to 2,000 across two farms (and what scale really changes)• Why dairy’s biggest challenge isn’t cows — it’s people, systems, and culture• Economies vs diseconomies of scale (and why “duplicate a good system” beats chasing size)• The tension between farmers and processors — and why transparency is the real missing piece• Milk pricing, the Code, and whether the current system is actually working for anyone Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #AustralianDairy #DairyFarming #Tasmania #MilkPrice #DairyCode #Agriculture #Leadership #PeopleAndSystems

    44 min

  8. Feb 16

    Series 2 Episode 1 - From Street Sales to Commercial Leadership: Peter Nelison CCO , on Growth, Brands & What’s Next for Ausfine

    New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode  From knocking on doors selling German jams to leading global commercial teams across wine, spirits and FMCG — Peter Nielsen, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Aus Fine Foods, has built a career on adaptability, influence and sharp commercial thinking. Peter joins Matt Cooper for the first episode of Series Two (2026) to share the real lessons behind big moves, big teams, and what it takes to grow in fast-changing categories. We dig into: Early career curveballs (fired at 21, moving cities with no role lined up) and what they teach you The difference between corporate manufacturing and Aus Fine’s trading-led model (speed, flexibility, sourcing, partners) Leadership at scale: why strategy only lands after you’ve said it 10–15 times What makes branding cut through (wine examples like Squealing Pig and 19 Crimes) — and why most products fall into “me too” AI in commercial teams: why it’ll enable better decisions, not replace the humans doing the buying and selling Where Peter sees Aus Fine heading in the next 12–24 months: US + Asia growth, meat opportunity, and alternate channels (QSR/foodservice/retail) Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #AusFineFoods #FoodTrading #CommercialLeadership #Sales #FMCG #BrandStrategy #AI #Dairy #Meat #QSR #Foodservice #SupplyChain #Australia

    32 min
See All (22)

About

Bite Sides by Ausfine dishes up insights into the dynamic world of food and business. Each episode dives into market trends, supply chain tips, and culinary innovation, with occasional special guests. Hosted by Ausfine—global experts in dairy and proteins—you’ll learn what’s shaping the industry and how to thrive in it. Hungry for knowledge? Tune in and find out what’s on the menu at Bite Sides.

Information

  • Creator
    Ausfine
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ausfine
  • Show Website
    Bite Sides by Ausfine

You Might Also Like