Mr Longstaff has had a career across a range of food categories. He has spent more than 20 years working at executive levels and consulting within the dairy industry, including roles as Chief Executive Officer of Kyvalley Dairy Group and General Manager, Commercial Group with Murray Goulburn Co-operative. His commercial experience in the dairy industry has included both branded and commodity products within domestic and export markets. Prior to his career in the dairy industry, Neil held marketing and sales roles with companies including Lanes Biscuits, SPC, Heinz, Nabisco and Nicholas Kiwi.