Amanda Howard
Founder, CEO
I have worked over 30 years in the hospitality industry. My passion has always been quality food production for the aged and homeless, working many years for The Brotherhood of St Laurence in Melbourne. The challenge is always to make tasty, presentable and nutritious meals from limited ingredients and budget. Keeping in mind each individuals ability to easily consume the food and dietary requirements.
I also have experience in Product Development using my baking and flavour skills to produce high protein products for the fitness industry.
As a child I visited Melbourne from my home in Warrnambool, in country Victoria. There was a man asleep under a bush in a churchyard. My mum had to explain that he was without a home – homeless!
To this day, l find it difficult to fathom that this can occur in our country, or any other, with the amount of wealth and knowledge we have in the world. To me it is polarising and l find it hard to walk away and not think how l can improve their situation.
I have been catering for the homeless and aged for most of my career. Combined with my experience in food technology, I believe our products can contribute to help those in NEED.”
Amanda Howard
Founder and CEO
Advisory Board
Richard Milne
Director of Commercialisation, INNOVIC
INNOVIC is a not for profit organisation and Victoria’s leading provider of
commercialisation services to innovators, inventors, entrepreneurs and small to medium enterprises.
David Lee
Director Food Matters Consulting
David has over 25 years experience and is a Director of a food industry R&D and business development consultancy, Food Matters Consulting.
Mike Weber
Owner Michaelona Flavours, Rotarian
30+ years flavour industry. Formerly Managing Director of Bush Boake Allan one of the largest flavour houses in the world.
Damien and Renae Howard
Owners, Gosh Creative
Over 30 Years experience in graphic design, digital design and marketing.
Noel Stewart
Biochemist
30 years’ industry experience. Set up Aussie Bodies and introduced Whey Protein to the sports industry in Australia.
Angela Brewer Fontana
Nutritionist (B.Sc, B.Ed, M.Ed, GradCert.HumNut)
Angela has completed a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, Bachelor of Education and Master of Education. Having a passion for health and nutrition, she returned to study in 2015 to build on her degree in Biology and completed a postgraduate qualification in Human Nutrition.