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.
The Aged Care Catering Summit Queensland is a full-day, cabaret-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.
As providers continue to navigate strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, evolving resident expectations and ongoing operational pressures, the Summit provides a practical forum to explore how better food, smarter kitchens and stronger teams are reshaping residential care, delivering dignity, choice and a positive dining experience for every resident.
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.
HEAR FROM THE EXPERTS LEADING AGED CARE CATERING
2026 SPEAKERS
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.
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
