R&D projects
Discover mushroom levy investments into Mushroom Fund R&D initiatives
The mushroom levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Mushroom Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Chef’s Table culinary literacy for Australian mushrooms and onions (MT19001)
This investment helped educate foodservice industry leaders about the health and nutrition benefits of Australian onions and mushrooms, and their use in cooking, through a masterclass skills session.
26 June 2020
Category and Consumer Impact Monitor (ST19031)
This investment provided weekly updates on consumer attitudes and behaviours during and beyond COVID-19.
15 June 2020
Mushrooms attitudinal research (MU19000)
This short investment undertook research to increase understanding of consumer behaviour and attitudes towards mushrooms.
29 May 2020
Phenomenom phase two launch and professional development series (MT19000)
This short project helped increase awareness of the Phenomenom initiative, which is all about increasing kids’ education about vegetables
31 July 2019
Phenomenom extension project (MT18015)
This investment increased education around and attitudes towards mushrooms and onions by delivering additional resources for the Phenomenom initiative
24 June 2019
Opportunities for mushrooms in food service (MU12006)
Opportunities for increasing mushroom use in the food service were identified by this project, feeding into future investments involving chefs, food service training facilities and more in the Hort Innovation Mushroom Fund.
5 February 2019
Analytics for mushrooms (MU12005)
This project delivered consumer data and insights for the mushroom industry, between 2013 and 2015.
5 February 2019
Mushrooms foodservice farm tours (MU18000)
This investment is about educating the Australian foodservice industry about mushrooms
31 May 2019
Foodservice custom research reports (MT18002)
This market research investment delivered key insights around the foodservice industry for the avocado, mushroom and onion industries
26 April 2019
Mushroom consumer research (MU18004)
Consumer research is being undertaken through this project, to deliver insights around the Australian Mushrooms target audience of ‘less confident cooks’.
31 May 2019