Investment in Grain Foods CRC

Today’s global consumers demand increasingly diverse and innovative food concepts based around improved health and wellness. Recognising this trend Grain Foods has developed innovative products that target improvements in grain food health and nutrition. In order to meet market needs the company is fortunate in posessing world-class capabilities in genomics, biochemistry, processing and applications technologies. These broad based skills have been harnessed within three technology platforms to provide a clear market focus - BioProcessing Technology Platform; Health Technology Platform and BioMolecular Processing Technology Platform.

Over the seven-year period to June 2010 Grain Foods CRC (GFCRC) Ltd will receive core funding of $24 million from the Australian Federal Government to enable it to fulfill its mission. Together with investors and supporting partners’ cash and in-kind contributions this will amount to a total fund of approximately $80 million to invest in research, commercialisation, education and training. Investors can leverage their investment in Grain Foods through access to this funding stream either as a core or supporting participant. The company is limited by guarantee with a commercially focused Board.