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The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) will be hosting its 50th Annual Convention at the new International Convention Centre (ICC) in Sydney's Darling Harbour alongside Foodpro.

This year’s theme is The Future of Food, with confirmed speakers including Bega Cheese executive chairman Barry Irvin and CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall.

Sessions will cover the consumer of the future; future technologies and innovations advancing the food industry; managing emerging threats and vulnerabilities; navigating the export and regulatory market; and insights into current scientific research that will underpin next 50 years of the Australian food industry.

Key sessions will include food safety, packaging, sensory, and nutrition, according to organisers.

Packaging News

The 2025 PIDA AIP President's Scholarship winner was Joel Wells, managing director at Circular, who will be given the opportunity to undertake the Diploma in Packaging Technology.

The 2025 PIDA ABA Scholarship winners were philo & co's Pippa Corry (Certificate in Packaging); and Synlait Milk Limited's Ransheema Rita (Diploma in Packaging Technology).

Pierre Pienaar, education director at the AIP, and immediate past president of the World Packaging Organisation, has been named the Industry Packaging Professional of the Year at the 2025 PIDAs.