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Join Australia’s only dedicated foodservice forum for aged care professionals and explore how better food, smarter kitchens, and stronger teams are transforming residential care to create a positive and dignified experience for all.

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The Aged Care Catering Summit Queensland is a full-day, theatre-style conference packed with practical insights and real-world strategies for everyone involved in aged care dining – from foodservice managers and chefs to dietitians and executive leaders.

Designed with Queensland providers in mind, the Summit will explore the unique challenges facing metropolitan, regional and remote facilities, including how teams are balancing compliance, resident choice, workforce pressures and supply chain challenges while maintaining quality care outcomes.

Date: Monday, 12 October 2026
Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm
Location: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Ticket Price: $299 + GST

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HEAR FROM THE EXPERTS LEADING AGED CARE CATERING

2025 SPEAKERS

Liz Hefren-Webb
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner / Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC)
Julie Cichero
Speech Pathologist & Co-Founder / IDDSI Global
Julie Dundon
Accredited Practising Dietitian / Nutrition Professionals Australia
Dijana Dragicevich
National Allied Health Manager | Speech Pathologist / Bloom Healthcare
Sean Cunnington
Key Account Manager / UNOX
Paul Terzis
Sales Director / Commercial Kitchen Company
Bruce Fathi
Director & Founder / Hexa Designs
Ingrid Roche
Senior Project Officer / National Allergy Council
Mark Hogben
Regional Hospitality Manager / Calvary Healthcare
John Casey
Director / The Culinary Studio
Sandra Grey-Smith
Health & Clinical Education Specialist / Dementia Training Australia
Tawnya Bahr
Co-Founder / Straight To The Source

Phil Boss
COO / RiseUp Group
Georgina Vergunst
General Manager - Sales & Marketing / Fresh to Go Foods
Lindsey O'Grady
Catering Operations Specialist / RiseUp Group
Ben Cook
Director / Smooth Dining
Laura Stasinowsky
Occupational Therapist & Dementia Consultant / Alongside You
Rodger Graf
Managing Director / Nutritious Cuisine
Wayne Wallis
National Food and Beverage Manager / Arcare Aged Care

WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA

  • Compliance, care and quality dining: navigating Standard 6, understanding what good practice looks like and balancing regulatory requirements with meaningful resident choice.
  • Nutrition and resident wellbeing: improving nutrition outcomes, reducing malnutrition risks and designing dining experiences that support people living with dementia.
  • Operational excellence: addressing workforce challenges, optimising kitchen operations and delivering consistent quality across diverse service environments.
  • Procurement, sustainability and cost pressures: managing supply challenges while protecting food quality and resident experience.
  • Innovation and the future aged care kitchen: exploring AI, technology and new approaches transforming foodservice delivery.
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Aged care chefs, kitchen and foodservice managers
  • Dietitians, nutritionists, and consultants
  • Facility and operations managers
  • Executive teams responsible for care quality and compliance
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    Location
  • Aged Care Catering Summit
  • Café Success Stage
  • Chef's Table
  • Coffee Future Lab
  • Craft & Pizza Demos
  • The Business Stage
    Format
  • Demonstration
  • Fireside
  • Individual
  • Panel
  • Workshop
    Type
  • Disruptive Dialogues
  • Paid
Reset
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Mon 13 Oct 2025
All days
Understanding the Forces Reshaping Café Drinks
Sunday 12 October 2025
9:00 am - 9:45 am
Coffee Future Lab
Michael Bishop
Founder, Flavour Hunter, Storyteller
Alchemy Cordial Company
From Local Loaf to Iconic Status: How to Bake for—and Win—Your Market
Sunday 12 October 2025
9:30 am - 10:15 am
Café Success Stage
William Grange
Baker
Burleigh Baker
Innovations in Australian Coffee
Sunday 12 October 2025
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Future Lab
Sergio Londono
Head of Coffee
Jack Murat
Mastering the Flavoured Coffee Market
Sunday 12 October 2025
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Coffee Future Lab
Chris Bowe
General Manager, Learning and Customer Experience
Coffee Commune
How to Launch a Successful Restaurant
Sunday 12 October 2025
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
The Business Stage
Paul Ayyash
Hospitality Service Consultant
Hospo Dojo
Bringing Your Breakfast A-Game: Menu Innovation That Drives Morning Revenue
Sunday 12 October 2025
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Café Success Stage
Matt Wilkinson
Chef & Food Consultant
MW Projects
Top 5 Mistakes When Setting Up A Roastery
Sunday 12 October 2025
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Coffee Future Lab
Jason Long
Commercial & Industrial Services
Coffee Commune
Innovative Origins Cupping
Sunday 12 October 2025
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Coffee Future Lab
Raihaan Esat
General Manager
International Coffee Traders
Part 1 – The Changing Landscape
Sunday 12 October 2025
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Coffee Future Lab
Tim Sweet
Sales
Bombora Supplies
Celebrating QLD's Catch
Sunday 12 October 2025
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Chef's Table
Carolyne Helmy
Chef de cuisine
The Star
Rewriting the Recipe – Aged Care Catering Under Reform
Monday 13 October 2025
9:15 am
Aged Care Catering Summit (Separate Ticket Required)
Liz Hefren-Webb
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC)
Mastering the Cold Drinks Revolution
Monday 13 October 2025
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Future Lab
Chris Bowe
General Manager, Learning and Customer Experience
Coffee Commune
What Does Success Really Look Like?
Monday 13 October 2025
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Café Success Stage
Phil DiBella
Founder
The Coffee Commune
Liam McLauglin
Global Hospitality Group
The Iconic Tartufo Pizza
Monday 13 October 2025
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Pizza Demos
Youssef Ben Touati
Multi-award Winning Pizza Champion
Selecta Food Group
Roasters vs. Traders: The Unfiltered Truth
Monday 13 October 2025
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Coffee Future Lab
Raihaan Esat
General Manager
International Coffee Traders
Playing to Your Strengths: Meeting Standard 6 with Smart Menu Design
Monday 13 October 2025
11:00 am
Aged Care Catering Summit (Separate Ticket Required)
Rodger Graf
Managing Director
Nutritious Cuisine
Mozzarella Masterclass with Giorgio Linguanti
Monday 13 October 2025
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Pizza Demos
Giorgio Linguanti
Founder
That's Amore Cheese
"If I Had $100k..." Strategic Investment Planning
Monday 13 October 2025
12:15 pm
Aged Care Catering Summit (Separate Ticket Required)
Tawnya Bahr
Co-Founder
Straight To The Source
Coffee-nomics – What Every Café Owner Needs to Know
Monday 13 October 2025
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Coffee Future Lab
Raihaan Esat
General Manager
International Coffee Traders
Pala, low & slow pizza using a Marana
Monday 13 October 2025
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Pizza Demos
Antonio Maio
Pizza Technician
Marana Australia
Weird and Whacky Cupping
Monday 13 October 2025
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Coffee Future Lab
Raihaan Esat
General Manager
International Coffee Traders
From Invisible to Unmissable Venues: Is Digital Dominance Possible?
Monday 13 October 2025
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
The Business Stage
Joel Cox
Marketing Director
Beetle Digital
Part 2 – Shaping the Future
Monday 13 October 2025
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Coffee Future Lab
Tim Sweet
Sales
Bombora Supplies

THE DETAILS

 

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
  • Aged care chefs and kitchen managers
  • Dietitians, nutritionists, and consultants
  • Facility and operations managers
  • Executive teams responsible for care quality and compliance

 

WHEN & WHERE

The Aged Care Catering Summit takes places alongside Food & Hospitality Queensland (12-13 October BCEC Brisbane)

Date: Monday 12 October
Location: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

 

TICKET COST

Tickets: $299 + GST – includes access to all sessions, catering, and access to both days of the Food & Hospitality Queensland expo, running from 12-13 October.

 

WHERE CAN I GET MY TICKET?

Tickets are available here.