• The wheels are well and truly back in motion as the food and beverage sector grapples with ingredient shortages, seemingly endless supply chain pain, and inflation deciding to have a rave in the midst of it all. But! With the challenging comes the rewarding – as our April issue comes to you, we are on the verge of a season of expos, conferences, and connection.
    The wheels are well and truly back in motion as the food and beverage sector grapples with ingredient shortages, seemingly endless supply chain pain, and inflation deciding to have a rave in the midst of it all. But! With the challenging comes the rewarding – as our April issue comes to you, we are on the verge of a season of expos, conferences, and connection.
  • Sip'er founders Bree Nicholls and Jenny Cheng.
    Sip'er founders Bree Nicholls and Jenny Cheng.
  • Our Rising Star this month is Sip’er, the online bottle shop for beers, wines, and spirits made by women. Started by “adventurous drinkers” Bree Nicholls and Jenny Cheng, it is a wonderful story of two friends who wanted to tell the stories and raise the profile of the remarkable female talent both in Australia and internationally.
    Our Rising Star this month is Sip’er, the online bottle shop for beers, wines, and spirits made by women. Started by “adventurous drinkers” Bree Nicholls and Jenny Cheng, it is a wonderful story of two friends who wanted to tell the stories and raise the profile of the remarkable female talent both in Australia and internationally.
  • Accolade worked with the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) to develop the first Australasian Recycling Label for the wine industry, has focused on developing more sustainable packaging options and trialled the world's first closed-loop wine distribution system with its Banrock Station label, which it is repositioning as a sustainable brand.
    Accolade worked with the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) to develop the first Australasian Recycling Label for the wine industry, has focused on developing more sustainable packaging options and trialled the world's first closed-loop wine distribution system with its Banrock Station label, which it is repositioning as a sustainable brand.
  • Registrations for AUSPACK 2022, the southern hemisphere’s leading processing and packaging trade event, are now open.
    Registrations for AUSPACK 2022, the southern hemisphere’s leading processing and packaging trade event, are now open.
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HOT OFF THE PRESS: April edition out now

By Kim Berry | 27 April 2022

The wheels are well and truly back in motion as the food and beverage sector grapples with ingredient shortages, seemingly endless supply chain pain, and inflation deciding to have a rave in the midst of it all. But! With the challenging comes the rewarding – as our April issue comes to you, we are on the verge of a season of expos, conferences, and connection.

Registrations for AUSPACK 2022, the southern hemisphere’s leading processing and packaging trade event, are now open.

Our April issue features a preview for the upcoming AUSPACK conference, being held in Melbourne from 17-20 May. Food & Drink Business and our stablemate PKN Packaging News will be there, front and centre, so please drop by our stand (B120), say hi, and have a chat. Read all about it from page 32.  

EDITOR’S PICK 

Sip'er founders Bree Nicholls and Jenny Cheng.
Sip'er founders Bree Nicholls and Jenny Cheng.

Clean skins, fresh palate

Our Rising Star this month is Sip’er, the online bottle shop for beers, wines, and spirits made by women. Started by “adventurous drinkers” Bree Nicholls and Jenny Cheng, it is a wonderful story of two friends who wanted to tell the stories and raise the profile of the remarkable female talent both in Australia and internationally. It’s on page 8.  

The new blockbuster

Admittedly a little outside of our normal wheelhouse, but fun and insightful all the same, is our story on the top alcohol brands made and or owned by the rich and famous. The global ambassador of Aviation Gin (possibly one of the best jobs in the world?) Travis Tober takes us through his top 10 on page 16. 

Shaking up the bottle

Does everyone remember when the global wine drinking community lost its ever-loving mind at the notion of wine bottles having a screw top lid rather than a cork? It really was a simpler time. The wine industry is now at the forefront of so many aspects of beverage manufacturing, particularly sustainability, and packaging is a major part of that. Accolade wines is one case in point, with new formats for consumers and industry. That’s on page 21.

The new playing field

The alternative protein sector is unstoppable, but we draw breath to take a look at where we are, who is on the domestic scene and what is next. Some of the biggest players share their thoughts with us from page 24.

Special Features

Beverage Business - page 16

Alternative Proteins - page 24

AUSPACK 2022 Preview - page 31 

 

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