The Village Pickle reinvents itself!
The Food and Agribusiness Network (FAN) is the not-for-profit food industry cluster, which supports collaboration and innovation, and consistently aims to grow the food industry.
Established in 2015, today FAN has more than 370 members from across the food value chain located in the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Gympie, Moreton Bay and beyond.
We at the HT value the work FAN is doing to help and support the food industry, and we love hearing news about the hinterland-based members.
This month we share an update on The Village Pickle, which began its journey in late 2019. Yes, what timing…just as Covid was heading over to our shores.
Owners Brendan Chan and Jaimi Crocker transformed a run-down former café and butcher shop into a linger-worthy local. With a bright-blue façade, hand-crafted timber tables, a picket fence and front garden, they set the scene for catching up over a coffee or local craft beer.
However, Brendan and Jaimi made the tough decision to close their cafe at the end of 2022 amid the ever-rising costs of operating a small business in these current tricky times.
Having put the cafe side of their business to bed, Brendan and Jaimi turned their focus to producing naturally fermented hot sauce from their Nambour Headquarters.
Brendan comes from a 15+ year career in commercial beer brewing and has been fermenting foods since he was a teenager. Syncing Brendan's passions for heat, flavour and lacto-fermentation - creating hot sauce was a natural progression, resulting in an amazing product.
Their hot sauce has been readily available at the cafe since opening, with Covid helping fast-track wholesale and other product opportunities. Now, the Nambour couple intend to produce hot sauce as a full-time gig.
The Village Pickle launched a Kickstarter campaign on February 23. A pre-order campaign, designed to assist with raising the capital needed to continue and grow manufacturing capabilities. A fresh start and leg up for the loved local business.
So keep an eye on TVP's social media for updates on the campaign.
If you are interested in FAN, just head to their website, foodagribusiness.org.au, and see all the positive and supportive plans and events they have for members. FAN is backed by a strong community of supporters, sponsors and partners, including regional councils and Regional Development Australia.
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