Ms Jane Bennett

Jane has spent more than 30 years working in agrifood businesses in Tasmania and the UK. As the founding Managing Director of both Ashgrove Cheese and TasFoods, she has experience in building and nurturing premium Tasmanian food brands. Jane was a pioneer of the Tasmanian agritourism sector and has developed a deep understanding of the value of the Tasmanian brand for the food and beverage sector through serving eight years as Chair of the Tasmanian Food Industry Advisory Council to the State Government and ten years on the Brand Tasmania Council. In 2008, she undertook a Nuffield Scholarship to study the Role of Regionality in the Marketing and Branding of Food, visiting successful place of origin brands across Europe and North America. Jane Chairs the Boards of Hop Products Australia and Nuffield Australia. She is also a director of Grain Growers and Sustainable Timber Tasmania.