Savour Tasmania 2024 – for international buyers

Tasmania, Australia’s only island state, is uniquely positioned to produce exceptional quality food and beverages.

With the world’s cleanest air, rich fertile soils, a temperate climate, and access to pure rainwater, there’s really no other place like it.

Tasmania has strict biosecurity standards and is the only Australian state free from many major pests and diseases. Tasmania is genetically modified organism (GMO) free.

It is this environment, and the controls that protect it, that provide the perfect conditions for Tasmanian businesses to deliver exquisite produce and products worldwide.

Trade Tasmania is inviting a select number of international premium food and beverage buyers to experience some of the tastiest meat and seafood, award-winning wines and spirits, finest packaged goods, tantalising dairy, and freshest fruit and vegetables that our state has to offer.

Savour Tasmania 2024 - Premium Buyer’s Mission package

Dates:

Sunday, 28 July to Friday, 2 August 2024

Itinerary:

Curated for your business, your unique 5-day itinerary will introduce you to export-ready Tasmanian producers, allow you to experience the warmth of Tasmanian hospitality, and to taste produce at the source – farm gate, straight from the ocean, and at the cellar door.

With a choice of six product categories

• meat and seafood
• fruit and vegetables
• packaged food
• dairy
• non-alcoholic beverages
• alcoholic beverages

your exclusive itinerary will see you travel to up to four regions of Tasmania, meeting the makers and discovering why Tasmania is also a drawcard food and drink holiday destination.

Hobart & South

Old meets new in the island’s capital. Find cosy bars along cobbled laneways. Modern art in convict-built sandstone warehouses. Whisky tastings in a converted car-sales room. Hobart is anything but ordinary.

Launceston & North

An abundance of farm-fresh produce, vineyards, distilleries, cooking schools and dining experiences makes Tasmania’s north an irresistible draw for lovers of good food and distinctive drinks.

North West

Abundant produce, clever makers and epic wilderness – a journey in the north west is a feast for the senses.

East Coast

Slurp an oyster plucked straight from the sea. Eat fresh crayfish. Chat to winemakers at their cellar doors.

Inclusions

• Visit to Tasmania, including the state’s capital, Hobart.
• 5 night’s accommodation from Sunday, 28 July (check-in) until Friday, 2 August (check-out).
• All transportation during the week (excluding arrival and departure transfers).
• All meals from Monday, 29 July until Friday, 2 August (concludes with breakfast).
• Welcome and farewell showcase events.
• Trade tastings, events, business matching, site visits and farm/facility tours.

Exclusions

• International airfares.
• Visa fees.
• Travel insurance.
• Arrival and departure airport transfers in Hobart.
• Incidental expenses and costs for activities not included in the program.

­Prospectus

View the Savour Tasmania 2024 prospectus for more information and to learn about the producers and makers you are likely to meet during your visit to Tasmania.

Submit your expression of interest

Buyers, category managers from major retailers, importers, distributors, and Australian consolidators representing international buyers, interested in participating in the Savour Tasmania 2024 program are encouraged to submit their Expression of Interest by Monday, 28 April 2024.

Further Information

• Expressions of interest will remain confidential and are non-binding.
• Your expression of interest does not guarantee participation in the Savour Tasmania program. Places may be competitive.
• Priority will be given to buyers from Tasmania’s priority markets, as outlined in the Tasmanian Trade Strategy 2019-2025 (New Zealand, Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, United States of America, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China).
• An invitation to participate will be issued to successful buyer participants.
• Selected buyer participants will be responsible for organising, confirming, and paying for:
  • their own international flights to and from Hobart
  • their own visas and travel insurance
  • arrival and departure transfers in Hobart, where applicable
  • any incidental expenses, not limited to mini-bar, additional activities, meals, beverages or sightseeing where not included in the program.
• If you are selected to participate you must arrive in Hobart on Sunday, 28 July, and cannot depart before Friday, 2 August, no exceptions.

For any questions, please contact the Tasmanian Trade Advocate in your region, or Kellie Marshall-Milton, Trade Events Advisor, on +61 3 6477 7091 or trade@stategrowth.tas.gov.au