Northern AdelaideFood Park

SOUTH AUSTRALIA – AN OPEN DOOR FOR BUSINESSES

South Australia provides an ideal environment for innovation and investment for international food and beverage companies, and those servicing the food and beverage sector seeking global expansion.Our favourable economic conditions, including stable wage growth and a low tax system, make South Australia an attractive location for business investment and offers an affordable and highly competitive environment from which businesses can operate.

The state’s advantages of a clean, green environment, intellectual capital and innovation continues to feed demand for our high quality and differentiated food from Asia and other global markets.

As one of the world’s most sustainable food and wine growing environments, South Australian produce has become globally renowned for its safety, quality and product integrity.

Our food safety standards are impeccable, underpinned by state-of-the-art and stringent biosecurity measures and well-established natural resource management and environmental protection frameworks.

Skilled Workforce, access to R&D

Direct flights to our capital city, Adelaide.

AucklandAdelaide

Kuala LumpurSingapore

Hong KongDubaiQatar

South East China

DISTINCT ADVANTAGES INCLUDE

Strong economic credentials

Key location for sustainable business, fifth most liveable city in the world

Natural advantages – pristine environment, Australia’s leading renewable energy state

World-class higher education, international R&D partnerships

GROW YOUR BUSINESS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA If your business interests are in agriculture, food, wine and beverage production, then South Australia offers rich opportunities for growth and competitive advantages unique to our state.

Agriculture, food and wine production and forestry are South Australia’s largest export earners, generating approximately $21 billion in 2015–16 and accounting for 52 per cent of the state’s merchandise exports.

Our geographical location in the centre of Australia’s road, rail and air logistics network makes our state the ideal hub for the manufacturing and distribution of food and beverages. We have established export networks by air and sea. In addition, new frequent airline connections from our capital city, Adelaide, offer excellent cold chain logistics to markets in China, the Middle East and South East Asia. Australia has free trade agreements with many countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

The globally renowned and connected Waite Research Precinct – only 5.5 kilometres from Adelaide’s central business district – is the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere co-locating several of Australia’s premier research and development organisations. It underpins Australia’s agricultural industries with both fundamental and applied research, with particular strengths in grains, soil science and wine production. The precinct is home to 17 research organisations, centres and nodes, and has about 1,500 scientists, technicians, teachers, support staff and students, and has more than $250 million worth of world-class research and teaching infrastructure.

NORTHERN ADELAIDE FOOD PARK

Vision To drive value added food exports, innovation and business efficiencies through new collaborative partnerships.

Food Focussed

The Northern Adelaide Food Park is creating opportunities for businesses to co-locate and enabling both new and existing food and beverage processors, manufacturers, food packaging specialists, cold-chain suppliers and logistic and transport companies the opportunity to expand and grow.

Export focussed and development ready

Businesses securing a site at the premier food processing park can leverage the opportunities of co-locating and accessing services on one site – improving their potential to export, collaborate and build productivity through economies of scale.

The Food Park is serviced by key transport and logistical infrastructure, and is within close proximity to major freight routes. It has connectivity to some of South Australia’s main food producing regions, such as Virginia, Barossa Valley, Clare, Adelaide Hills and the Riverland.

Existing tenants include Ingham’s, Coles, Infuse Bottling Co. and Toll.

FAST FACTS: AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND WINE REVENUE

Food $16.5 billion

Livestock$5.4 million

Wine$2.1 billion

Grains$1.7 billion

Seafood$933 million

Horticulture$920 million

Dairy$940 million

CONTACT US

Martin Coote Manager, Sales / Acquisitions and Leasing

Renewal SA

Level 9 Riverside Centre North Terrace Adelaide South Australia 5000 T: +61 8 8207 1405 www.renewalsa.sa.gov.au

Stephen Dubrich Manager, Strategic Development

Primary Industries and Regions SA

Level 14, Grenfell Centre 25 Grenfell Street Adelaide South Australia 5000 T: +61 8 8275 1710 www.pir.sa.gov.au/foodpark

Nicolle Sincock Director Food and Agribusiness

Investment Attraction South Australia

Level 9, The Conservatory 131-139 Grenfell St Adelaide South Australia 5000 T: +61 418 215 838 www.invest.sa.gov.au

Innovation Focussed

Developing diversified and high value products, and globally connected industries with high growth prospects is a core component of the Food Park. It supports businesses to adopt new innovative technologies, new products and services that drive cost efficiencies for individual businesses and the precinct and forges collaborative partnerships that encourage innovation and knowledge creation across sectors.

Businesses can access the South Australian Food Innovation Centre, which has been established to assist food and beverage businesses grow, develop and deliver high value products for local, national and international markets. The centre supports businesses with new product development, packaging solutions and more.

Key investment and partnership opportunities include:

• Advanced Food Manufacturing – attracting food processors and food manufacturers into the Food Park to take advantage of premium food and access to key markets.

• Packaging – attracting packaging technology companies into the Food Park e.g. design and sales offices – technologies in traceability, sustainability, presentation and extended shelf life.

• Innovation – establishing new research and development partnerships in processing, manufacturing, packaging and distribution system. Opportunities for pilot plants and demonstration facilities.

• Logistics – creating direct links with overseas trading hubs to provide cost effective export consolidation of food processed and manufactured in South Australia and Australia to Asia’s fast growing middle class.

• Clean Energy – attracting businesses into the Food Park that deliver technologies and services including resource efficiency, renewable energy, low emissions technologies, water and wastewater reuse and treatment technologies, waste management, recycling and waste utilisation and demand side management for energy, water and other resources. There is potential to utilise the Food Park for pilot studies, start-up businesses and entrepreneurs.

Land is available now

The Food Park site is well-serviced and has a range of shovel ready allotments for immediate development.

It offers options to purchase or lease already constructed buildings and options to purchase vacant land.

Freehold allotments available range in size from 3,500m2 to 50,000m2.

There is also potential to assemble contiguous vacant parcels to achieve a size greater than 50,000m2 to accommodate larger business expansion.