{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fe3d86d43-5543-404c-ba04-382e8c84b697","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"SPC: Taking on the world","description":"Food & Drink Business editor Kim Berry catches up with SPC chair Hussein Rifai on the company's local and global growth, food as medicine, and the domestic challenge of building a level playing field for home grown products and imports.\n\rWe start with the recent news of a $111m raise and how its value was more than financial. Hussein explains that with the investment coming from Australian companies, the value of new perspectives and ideas is amplified because they understand the local culture, economy, and systems the business is operating in.\n\rWe then turn to a discussion around the company's SPC Care division - its dedicated healthcare nutritional business - which was developed in response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care. Hussein's passion about ensuring the elderly and others with additional needs have quality nutrition is matched by his commitment that the IP developed by SPC can be exported and used around the world.\n\rHussein shares news about talks currently underway to acquire a food company in Spain that will become SPC's base for Europe and North Africa.\n\rThe episode concludes with a discussion around the uneven playing field when it comes to Australian products and imports on the supermarket shelf, and food security.\n\r------------------------------\nThe Food & Drink Business Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Food & Drink Business, owned and published by Yaffa Media.\n\rThe views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Food & Drink Business, Yaffa Media, or the guest's employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.\n\rIf you wish to use any of this podcast's audio, please contact Food & Drink Business via their website www.foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au or send an email to editor@foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au\n\rHost: Kim Berry\nMC: Grant McHerron\nEditor: Jayden Wennholz\nProducer: Steve Visscher\n\rFood & Drink Business - \u00a9 2022","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/464b6949-430e-440c-bbf3-6e281c16a365/f7d28c-12524-podcast-logo-fdb.png"}