‘It is rare to meet someone with the commercial acumen, who is as organised and clear thinking as Simon. He has a great ability to work through challenges and the interpersonal skills and solutions based approach he adopts is exemplary. Importantly he can definitely think outside the box!”

‘Simon has a unique understanding of the produce business from seed to shelf. He understands the needs of the growers and packers and has great insight into the retail trade and how all the pieces fit. His knowledge of international markets enables him to provide relevant, accurate insights into the newest trends and he understands the importance of IP and how to leverage it into improved, sustainable returns.’

‘Having worked extensively with Simon in my capacity as Buying Director for ALDI, I recommend Simon and PVSC to those businesses in the agriculture sector looking to execute their category plans and supply chain strategy. Simon delivers an excellent level of sophistication required to deal with major retailers and complex supply chains.’

We engaged Simon Drum over an eighteen month period for our multisite berry operation. Simon looked at the strengths and weaknesses of our business and helped develop a strategic plan for us to implement. Simon drove the strategy by providing hands on and practical assistance and pushed the team to follow through with plans. Labour efficiencies were of a particular focus which saw us transform our production systems resulting in a productivity increase of 30 %. Working with Simon was money well spent!

I’ve known and worked with Simon in several different roles over the past five years. He has a very strong understanding of the fresh produce business and its unique challenges in driving efficiency in complex agribusiness entities. His strategic approach to identifying customer acquisition, retention and business improvement has been very valuable to our team.

Simon has been advising Agri Labour Australia since 2017. In that time he has played a key role in refining and driving the implementation of our growth strategy. Simon acts as invaluable sounding board for us and coach for our senior management team.

Working closely with us at Fragapane Farms, Simon Drum of PSVC Advisory has provided strategic management advice across our business. He has been instrumental in enhancing our vegetable production efficiencies and business performance processes. Simon has added considerable value extending commercial relations across the greater agriculture, horticulture industry