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knowledge about how the beef
industry works and currently handles
the company’s sales and marketing.
Currently based in Hong Kong, Katie
and brother Damien Campbell are
heavily focussed on expanding in the
Asian markets.
Campbell Foods Australia has
already made steady inroads into the
export market and has a number of
customers in Hong Kong, Indonesia,
Vietnam, and Mauritius. The export
business for Campbell Foods
Australia initially began with Katie’s
father, Brendan Campbell, over four
decades ago and a large portion of
the current export sales are due to
the contacts established by him.
Brendan also worked in close
liaison with the late Vlado Gregurek
of the famous Vlado’s Steakhouse in
Melbourne where he was entrusted
with selecting the rump and loins
of beef for some 25 years. The