Genevieve Milesi

Biography

After 15 years in Financial Markets, Investor Relations, and Corporate Advisory, Genevieve pivoted to pursue her long-standing passion for food and health, retraining as a Dietitian. Now, as a PhD candidate she is researching how improvements in the retail food environment can support better nutritional choices, working at the intersection of healthcare, business, and policy.

In addition to her research she still runs her private practice, working with Indigenous communities, consulting for food industry clients, lecturing at university, and supporting busy professionals to improve their health through food.

Research title 

Innovations to Online Food Delivery Platforms to Improve Australian Consumers Nutritional Intake

Research abstract

Online Food delivery (OFD) is increasingly becoming a convenient way for consumers to reduce meal preparation and shopping time for meals. There is research reviewing the nutritional adequacy of these options (Mahawar et al 2022, & Wang et all 2012). This commentary and research indicates there is a reduction in overall diet quality impacting nutritional intake of consumers who order OFD, and also an overconsumption of energy and discretionary food and drink choices as compared to at home meal preparation. However there is no research to date that has been undertaken to investigate the ways in which the OFD platforms can be better utilised to assist consumers to make healthier choices. 

Supervisors

Associate Professor Sara Grafenauer, UNSW, Dr Gilly Hendrie and Dr Paige Brooker, CSIRO