Sweets & Treats to Brighten Your Day

Here at My Local Foodie we understand the importance of a sweet tooth. As self-confessed lovers of all things sweet, we took our time choosing the very best to supply our wide and varied selection of cakes, tortes, tarts, slices and everything in between.

As our customer base grows and diversifies, My Local Foodie is committed to providing the best quality products to suit our client’s needs and when it comes to cakes we have teamed up with Armadale Cakes, Illy’s Good Taste and Terry’s Tortes to only provide the best.
 
All three suppliers have been leaders in the market for many years and as producers of homemade, upmarket cakes they know their sweet things. Every order placed is made to order. Freezing is not an option. From the very first step to the very last, each ingredient is lovingly put together to produce the very best product available.

All suppliers offer our clients something different depending on what they are looking for. In our opinion if you are after great petit fours then Armadale Cakes makes it an excellent choice for any premium function and with generous individual cake sizing their product is a fitting choice to include on any restaurant dessert menu.  But if it’s a lemon meringue you are after then you really cannot go past Terry’s Tortes, it is his
No. 1 selling product and in blind tastings often comes out favorite. If it is high quality at a reasonable price then Illy’s Good Taste is a great alternative with generous individual cake sizing and quality slab cake options on offer.

 

With ever increasing dietary requirements, flourless, gluten free, nut free and dairy free options are available and they still pack that sweet punch.

The large product range means there is a cake, slice, tart or treat to suit every taste.

And as regular taste testers of all our sweet products we are known only the best product reaches our clients.

Staff Profile - Anthony Wollstein

Here at My Local Foodie we are lucky enough to have a wide and varied team of foodies. With their combined food knowledge and experience there is always someone to help with any questions you may have.

With such a great team in place we thought it is the perfect time for you to get to know us a little.

First up, is our snappily dressed and suave Sales Manager Anthony Wollstein.

As the newest member of the My Local Foodie team, Anthony is responsible for assisting the needs of our current clients and for generating new business.

Anthony is regularly out and about visiting clients, with a goal to improve business for all involved.

He is always available and happy to address any issues or questions related to the Cost-i-mator, service or supply.  With Anthony’s knowledge of all areas of My Local Foodie’s systems he can walk you through anything you need to know.

Anthony hails from the north of the country. This is where his love for the food industry began, crawling the floor of his parents bistro, literally.

While his love for hospitality and food never wavered, his effervescent personality and ability to immediately put people at ease meant he was destined for a career in sales and it is in sales that he found his passion.

Anthony loves sales because he loves people. He is always keen to listen to another point of view and always striving for a win-win situation. He enjoys the hurdles that come with the industry and thrives on finding a solution.

In his downtime Anthony loves dining out. He enjoys catching up with friends at a quiet bar and cooking up a storm for family and friends but Sunday morning is ‘Anthony’ time.

You will find him reading the paper; enjoying a steaming hot coffee and watching the world go by.
In his own words, Anthony is honest, loyal and disciplined. We love having him around and we are sure you will too!!!

Petuna - seriously fine seafood from the very edge of the world.

Here at My Local Foodie we love our fish and from catch to kitchen we are committed to providing the best quality best tasting fish available. For this reason we use Tasmania’s largest multi-species seafood supplier, Petuna.

Over fifty years ago two young fishing boat operators, Peter Rockliff and Una Barnett, fell in love and married. Combining their names with a passion for the fishing industry, Petuna was born. Today both are still on the Petuna board and continue to have hands-on involvement in the day to day running of their business. 
  Take the beautiful Southern Ocean, a current annual production in the vicinity of 3,000 tonnes of Ocean Trout and Atlantic Salmon and a commitment to excellence and it’s easy to see why Petuna was awarded the Champion Medal for Ocean Trout at the prestigious 2011 Sydney Fine Food Spring Agriculture Competition.

Like so many of our producers, Petuna are constantly thinking about the environment and the impact they have on it.
From their deep-sea auto-longlife fishing vessel, the Petuna Endeavour, to the East Davenport processing plant the wholesale and retail network is monitored every step of the way.
This is great for the environment and great for us.

Specialists handpick each fish they use. If a fish doesn’t look right or isn’t the right colour it will be rejected, meaning only a top quality product reaches our clients.

Recently aquaculture has consistently been the world’s fastest expanding food production industry and Petuna has been investigating and investing in it since 1990. With a 50 per cent share in a salmon and trout hatchery at Cressy, a water lease and sea cage operation in Macquarie Harbour and the processing Factory in Davenport, Petuna understands the importance of responsible fish farming. This was made evident in 2004 when both Peter and Una Rockcliff were awarded an order of Australia Medal for their contribution to the fishing industry. 

To get a better understanding of their operations, My Local Foodie recently took a trip to Tasmania and visited Petuna. After being taken on an extensive tour we were left with little doubt they are at the top of their industry. If there is one thing Tasmania has a lot of its space and all those visiting were impressed by the enormity of the state of the art facilities.

Tasmanian’s pride themselves of being self-motivated and like us are always looking for new ways to improve product quality and customer satisfaction. With this in mind we can’t wait for our next visit to Tassie and for what Petuna will have to offer.

Light, Bright & Modern - My Local Foodie's New Office

Q. What happens when you take a light, bright and empty space then fill it with eager builders?
A. My Local Foodie gets a new home.

After finding the ideal location at 546 City Road, South Melbourne, the space was invaded by a team of workers. It took them around six weeks to transform what was an old T Shirt factory into the new My Local Foodie offices.

Walls were erected, partitioned work stations organised and bathrooms built. In a vacant corner a fully operational commercial kitchen sprung to life. Add an enormous central table, capable of seating up to sixteen and you have the perfect setting for visiting chefs, suppliers, producers and clients.

We love the splash of colour and light created by the atrium. Not only does it flood the office with sunshine and natural light, it is the perfect place to grow our vertical herb garden.              

And the best part – our resident chef Alex Ortiz can make use of them as he whips up dishes, like he did for our recently held Beef Tasting Day.

This bright, open and modern space makes the perfect home for our relaxed and approachable team!!!
We look forward to welcoming you for a visit soon.

Anthony becomes a Foodie!

Anthony Wollstein joins the team at My Local Foodie as our Sales Manager.

Some of you might be familiar with Anthony from his days as the Victorian Sales Manager at M & J Chickens.

Anthony's role is to make sure all our clients are satisfied and resolve any issues that may arise.  

If you have any enquires feel free to give Anthony a call.