S2 Ep3: Pepe Issa — Building the Brand Behind Pepe Saya

S2 Ep7: Garry Embleton — Risk, Resilience & Building Ausfine

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From handwritten trade books and telex machines to global risk management and international expansion — Garry Embleton has been part of the Ausfine journey almost from the very beginning. Now Ausfine’s Head of Risk & Compliance and President of the Australia Indonesia Business Council (AIBC), Garry joins Matt for a raw and insightful conversation about global trade, leadership, and what it really takes to build a resilient business. We dig into: 📈 Garry’s journey from accounts clerk to dairy trader and risk leader 🧀 The old days of Australian dairy exports to the US — and how the entire industry changed 🌏 Setting up Ausfine offices in Indonesia, the Philippines, and the US ⚠️ The real risks behind global trading: credit, currency, compliance, insurance, and geopolitics 🤝 Why strong banking, insurance, and industry relationships matter more than ever 🇮🇩 Garry’s role as President of AIBC and what doing business in Indonesia actually looks like 📚 The evolution of Ausfine from a 7-person operation to a global business 💬 Leadership, resilience, values, and showing up when things get hard Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #AustralianDairy #RiskManagement #GlobalTrade #Indonesia #AIBC #Leadership #Compliance #BusinessGrowth #Agriculture #SupplyChain

S2 Ep6: Bec Unicomb — Partnerships, Pizza & Procurement

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From first make on the Domino’s pizza line to leading ANZ procurement partnerships — Bec Unicomb’s journey is packed with hustle, leadership, and relationship-building. In this episode, Matt sits down with Domino’s ANZ Procurement Manager Bec Unicomb to unpack what modern procurement actually looks like inside one of the world’s biggest pizza brands. From supplier partnerships and innovation to delivery culture and leadership, this is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the business of food service. We dig into: 🍕 Bec’s journey from making pizzas in-store to leading procurement across ANZ 📦 Why Domino’s calls suppliers “business partners” — and why that mindset matters 🤝 Building long-term partnerships that survive pricing pressure and supply chain chaos 🚚 The changing world of pizza delivery and competing in the aggregator era 💡 Innovation, viral food trends, and the race to find the “next big thing” 📈 Leadership, culture, and managing relationships in every direction 🌏 AI, global uncertainty, and what the future of food procurement could look like Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #Dominos #Procurement #FoodService #SupplyChain #Leadership #Innovation #Pizza #BusinessPartnerships #QSR

S2 Ep5: Stu Davison — Understanding Milk Price Risk

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From Waikato dairy farms to the trading floors of Chicago — Stu Davison brings a rare, full-circle view of the global dairy industry. Growing up on large-scale farms in New Zealand before moving into financial markets, Stu now helps producers and processors navigate one of the most volatile parts of dairy: pricing risk. In this episode, we unpack how the industry really works behind the scenes — from milk price exposure to global market forces — and why tools like hedging are becoming more critical than ever. We dig into: The journey from dairy farming to global dairy broker What hedging actually is (in simple terms) and why it matters How New Zealand farmers manage milk price risk Why Australia lags behind — and what needs to change The reality of global dairy markets (US, NZ, and beyond) How volatility impacts farmers, processors, and the entire supply chain Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #AustralianDairy #NewZealandDairy #MilkPrice #Hedging #DairyMarkets #Agriculture #GlobalTrade #RiskManagement

S2 Ep4: John Harney — Inside Domino’s Growth Story

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From a wheat farm north of Bendigo to the front row of Domino’s Pizza’s global expansion, John Harney has seen what rapid growth, leadership, and operational scale really look like. John joins Matt to unpack a career that started in the mines, moved through Unilever and Malaysia, and eventually led to two decades inside one of the biggest foodservice growth stories in the region. We dig into: • John’s journey from engineering and mining into procurement, leadership, and supply chain • What Domino’s looked like in 2004 — before the massive growth across Australia, Europe, and Asia • The lessons behind rapid expansion, scaling too fast, and why culture is the hardest thing to export • Why the best partnerships are built on trust, consistency, and long-term commitment — not transactions • How Domino’s thinks about delivery, competition, and staying relevant in a world of aggregators and endless convenience • John’s take on leadership: empathy, collaboration, reading the room, and building teams people want to follow Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #JohnHarney #Dominos #Leadership #SupplyChain #Procurement #QSR #Foodservice #BusinessGrowth #Partnerships

S2 Ep3: Pepe Issa — Building the Brand Behind Pepe Saya

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From an over-ordered batch of cream to one of Australia’s most recognisable premium butter brands — Pepe Issa, founder of Pepe Saya, joins the pod to share the story behind the brand, the product, and the personality that made it stand out. What started as a dessert business turned into a deep obsession with making better-tasting butter — and eventually into a premium cultured butter brand that challenged imported European products and carved out its own space in the Australian market. We dig into: • How Pepe Saya was born from a simple problem: too much cream and nowhere for it to go • The difference between regular butter and cultured butter — and why flavour starts with fermentation • How the Pepe Saya brand and iconic character were created • Why building a premium food brand takes time, patience, and serious conviction • Growing from artisan beginnings into a broader business with rework lines, online retail, and new milk bottling plans • Taking the brand into the US market and why Pepe’s philosophy is: “Where there’s cows, export the brand. Where there’s no cows, export the butter.” Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. #AusfineBiteSides #Podcast #PepeSaya #PepeIssa #CulturedButter #AustralianDairy #BrandBuilding #FoodInnovation #PremiumFood #Entrepreneurship