Fight Food Waste Limited - Designing the Cold Food Summit

Assist in showcasing best practice, innovations and products to improve the operation of Australia’s cold chain.

label Opportunity type
College approved Internship
schedule Application date
7 Sep 2022 | 9am - 2 Oct 2022 | 11:59pm
school Level
Bachelor
Master

About

Stop Food Waste Australia is the program delivery arm of Fight Food Waste Limited. We are Australia’s, and one of the world's, largest food waste research, development, extension and commercialisation initiatives.

We have four main delivery mechanisms: the Australian Food Pact, Sector Action Plans, Engagement and MERI. We are funded by the national government to assist industry and consumers to reduce Australia’s food waste by half by 2030 in line with SDG. 12.3.

We pride ourselves on our practical and collaborative approaches to problem solving.

Project: Designing the Cold Food Summit

Internship details

Internship Availability

Semester 1,  2023

Internship Discipline/s

Environment & Sustainability; Science Communication; Climate Change; Commerce; Environment; Environmental Science

Internship Level

3rd yr Undergraduate; Postgraduate Coursework

Available to International Students

No

Preferred Project Skills:
  • Project management
  • Research
  • Critical thinking & analysis
  • Event management
  • Writing
  • Communication
  • Stakeholder engangement

Clearances Required

No

Host Supervisor

Carolyn Cameron

Stop Food Waste Australia

Sector Action Plan Lead

Carolyn.cameron@fightfoodwastecrc.com.au

0434 666 304

Location

Regus Offices

Office 117, 15 Tench Street

Kingston ACT 2604

Remote time TBD if desired/required due to COVID restrictions or personal circumstances

Project Opportunities/Benefits for the Intern

The student will gain experience in conducting background research to inform larger research projects, working with and presenting to commercial and government stakeholders.

Summary:

The ‘Cold Chain,’ an ad hoc assemblage of trucks, cool rooms and dedicated refrigerated storage facilities from farm to fork, protects the quality of our food and reduces food waste. A 2021 study (FIAL, 2021) found that roughly 10% of all food waste is due to a poorly functioning cold chain. The Food Cold Chain Sector Action Plan identified to bring cold chain actors together in a Summit as an important first step in awareness raising and capacity building.

The student will review topical conferences and industry displays to identify success factors, documenting findings in a literature review/ portfolio. Working with cold chain industry stakeholders the student will develop ideal specifications for a 2-3 day event showcasing best practice, innovations and products to improve the operation of Australia’s cold chain.

The final output will be a set of proposed design parameters that the cold chain industry can use to plan, resource and host a Cold Food Summit, consolidated into a 20–30-minute presentation to academic and industry representatives.

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