• December/January 2025 issue of Food & Drink Business magazine.
    December/January 2025 issue of Food & Drink Business magazine.
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Our December-January 2025 edition of Food & Drink Business magazine is more than the annual flagship Top 100 Report.

Foodmach has sponsored the Top 100 for several years now. This year, strategy and sales director, Phil Biggs, takes us through four case studiesĀ that showcase the impact installing modern palletising solutions can have on efficiency, safety and reducing delays. At a time of rising costs and heightened demand, Biggs outlines how getting this aspect of your production line right can have multiple benefits across the whole business.

Three of the country's leading industry voices give us their take on 2024 and what they see in the year ahead - and beyond. Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology CEO, Fiona Fleming, Australian Beverages Council CEO, Geoff Parker, and Australian Food & Grocery Council CEO, Tanya Barden,

West African flavour inspired brand, Coast of Gold, has launched its latest condiments, channelling a unique blend of slow-cooked hot peppers, herbs, spices and seafood in its Shito Pepper Sauce range.
(Image: Coast of Gold)

And our final Rising Star for 2024. When lockdown made it difficult for Genevieve Muir to find the traditional Ghanaian condiment, shito sauce, she took matters into her own hands. Now her award-winning Shito Pepper Sauce and Suya Spice Rub are bringing the flavours of West Africa to the Australian and global stage. We also have a wrap-up of all our 2024 Rising Stars.

Packaging News

Asahi Beverages has unveiled a new $60 million canning line at its brewery in Yatala, Queensland to meet the growing demand for cans over stubbies.

In a compelling close to the 2025 Australasian Packaging Conference, Dr Nicole Garofano, Pippa Corry and Belinda Chellingworth distilled the event’s insights into a clear message for everyone in attendance.

The AIP Conference took place from 6–7 May at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney, bringing together packaging professionals from across the globe. This year’s theme, Reimagine Packaging Design, set the tone for two days of forward-thinking dialogue.