• 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

Good news for last-minute nominators – the entry deadline for the 2026 PKN Women in Packaging Awards has been extended, giving the industry more time to recognise outstanding talent.

As pressure builds ahead of Friday’s Environment Ministers Meeting, the Australian Council of Recycling is again calling for urgent action on packaging reform, warning that without it Australia’s recycling system is at risk.

The AIP has outlined a refreshed strategic direction, positioning itself as a leading provider of technical education, training and industry guidance as packaging reform and sustainability pressures intensify.