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In this blog, we explore how it can shift thinking in the food industry. Big data in the food... 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Learn about what is involved in this comprehensive guide. [Continue Reading](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/extended-producer-responsibility-regulations) [![Back to our roots with Kieran Best](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/BLOG%20HEADERS%20-%20Correct%20Size%20(23).png)](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/back-to-our-roots-with-kieran-best) 1 min read [Back to Our Roots](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/back-to-our-roots) [Company News](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/company-news) [Food Safety & Quality](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/food-safety-quality) ##### [Back to our roots with Kieran Best](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/back-to-our-roots-with-kieran-best) By [Greer McNally](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/author/greer-mcnally) on 27/09/2023 Our Head of Business Development for Asia Pacific, Kieran Best, joined us at the beginning of 2023. He lives in Australia's Blue Mountains and started his professional career as a butcher. I... 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