Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Australian Good Food will be officially launched today at an industry event in Sydney
attended by Gordon Ramsay.
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Gordon Ramsay will be an ongoing contributing editor for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Australian Good Food, the second
masthead to launch under the new publishing partnership between ACP Magazines and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Magazines.
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The first issue will hit newsstands in the third quarter of 2008 and will be supported by a
marketing spend in excess of $2 million dollars.
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Sophie Knox has been appointed as editor of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Australian Good Food, with Neale Whitaker as editor-in-chief.
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Neale was the launch editor of the Australian edition of ABC delicious and of Waitrose Food
Illustrated in the UK and has also been editorial director of Vogue Entertaining & Travel. Neale remains
editor-in-chief of ACP Magazines' interior design bible, Belle.
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The magazine's leading editorial line-up will also include Kylie Kwong, Lyndey Milan, Ross Dobson,
Suzanne Gibbs, Nino Zoccali, Sophie Hansen, Teresa Cutter, Lucy Nunes and Karen Kingham.
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Phil Scott, Group Publisher Men's & Specialist Titles, ACP Magazines and General Manager of the new
publishing partnership, said: "With a unique approach to food and lifestyle content, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Australian Good
Food will create a new publishing category that bridges the gap between mass and premium.
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"With some of Australia's – and the world;s – most in-demand talent on board, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Australian Good
Food is poised to set a new standard in the market," added Scott.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Australian Good Food will be based on the UK's market-leading food magazine. Launched in 1989,
the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Good Food brand is now recognised globally, with several European and Middle-Eastern
editions, and has been responsible for launching and nurturing the careers of some of the world’s bestknown
food celebrities.
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Ashley Munday, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Magazines’ International Director, said: "Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Good Food has already proved to be
phenomenally successful in a number of territories beyond the UK – and we anticipate the title will be
every bit as successful in Australia."
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Louise Alley
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Notes to Editors:
About ACP Magazines
ACP Magazines is Australia's leading magazine publisher. The company is the magazine arm of leading
Australian media and entertainment company, PBL Media.
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ACP Magazines publishes over 85 titles in
Australia which sell nearly 114 million individual copies each year. They include some of the longestrunning
and most successful mastheads such as The Australian Women's Weekly, Woman's Day, Dolly,
NW, TV Week, Cleo, Cosmopolitan, Madison, Australian House & Garden, Zoo Weekly, Wheels and
Ralph.
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ACP Magazines has expanded into nine other countries, including New Zealand and countries in
Asia. It now has a stable of more than 70 international magazines.
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Integral to the company's success are
vibrant, information-packed reader websites.
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About Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Magazines
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Magazines is the publishing arm of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide. It is the UK's third largest publisher and has a
portfolio of over 50 regular titles, including Top Gear, Good Food, Gardeners' World, Good Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs,
Radio Times and 21 children's titles.
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Internationally, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Magazines licenses 48 titles to publishers in
over 55 territories.
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