P.PIP.0482 - Thomas Foods Collaborative Innovation Program professional Development
The Food Value Chain Innovators program is a 12-month intensive, accelerated development program for young people working in the red meat producer sector.
| Project start date: | 14 August 2015 |
| Project end date: | 07 September 2020 |
| Publication date: | 23 April 2024 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grain-fed Cattle, Grass-fed Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Lamb |
| Relevant regions: | National, Cold wet, Dry, Mediterranean, Tropical warm season wet, Sub-tropical moist, Sub-tropical sub-humid, Temperate, Temperate sub-humid, Tropical Moist, Tropical wet |
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Summary
This program coincides with Thomas Foods International (TFI) P.PIP.5010 CISP program across three years to equip the IM and other champions across the TFI network to embrace innovation across the value chain and not be solely limited to product or process innovation. The program will include workshops and courses for participants to apply the concepts for nurturing a creative culture to their own organisations and to craft their own innovation strategies and will encompass – reflect – act in the build and design approach of developing innovation capability.
Objectives
The objective of this research project was to develop TFI Innovation Manager (IM) and champion(s)’ skillsets through structured learning and development activities to further contribute to the development and implementation of TFI’s Collaborative Innovation Strategy Program.
Key findings
Reflecting on the strategic focus areas of Thomas Foods International Collaborative Innovation Strategies program (P.PIP.5010) which included broad initiatives in the key business areas of:
- producer engagement strategy development (development of a differentiated offering both supply and demand side)
- food safety E-coli management strategies
- processing efficacy/processing automation
- environmental sustainability management (on and off farm)
- people, culture and capability
- strategic marketing & product innovation (including engagement of market economic services).
- development of supply chain engagement strategies, providing MLA the opportunity to influence on farm communication through the collaborative development such strategies.
Benefits to industry
Innovation Managers are appointed for all companies participating in MLA’s Collaborative Innovation Strategies Partnership (CISP) program. A key component of MLA’s support for the CISP is the innovation capability development of both the company and the Innovation Manager (IM) (P.PIP.5010) to drive change. This extends to both on the job and formal skills capability development through attendance at workshops, specific training programs and attendance at conferences.
MLA action
MLA continues to support leading Australian red meat value chains to fast-track their innovation strategies with a deliberate focus on partners who share MLA’s strategic innovation focus areas.
Future research
Through the co-innovation program MLA will continue to support leading Australian red meat value chains to fast-track their innovation strategies with a deliberate focus on partners who share MLA’s strategic innovation focus areas.
More information
| Project manager: | Joshua Whelan |
| Contact email: | reports@mla.com.au |
| Primary researcher: | THOMAS FOODS INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD |
