Ellie Nguyen

Second Round Spirits

Mission Beach, QLD · 17.8690° S, 146.1030° E

Land & FoodFood processingNative foods

What I'm fixing

Perfectly good fruit rotting because it looked wrong.

Buying the reject bin and bottling it.

Product

Seasonal releases built on whatever the farms can't sell.

Program

Fixed-price agreements for second-grade fruit.

Product

Product for showcase · Small-batch production runs

Application

Food processing · Native foods · Waste to product

Current focus

A native botanical release and a southern distribution deal.

Looking for

Distribution · Shared freight · Retail and event slots

What problem are you solving?: Up to a third of tropical fruit never leaves the farm because it's the wrong shape for a supermarket.
Who does it help?: Fruit growers, and drinkers who want something that tastes like where it's from.
What is the innovation?: A small-batch distillery built around rejected fruit and native botanicals, contracted direct with growers.
What are your barriers?: Distribution beyond the region and shelf space in the south.
What do you need?: Distribution partners, shared freight, and showcase opportunities.
Would you like to collaborate?: Yes — shared freight and shared stalls would change our margins overnight.

Can offer

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