The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) chief operating officer, Colm Maguire, has been appointed CEO after acting in the role since mid-January when Tanya Barden stepped down.

The winners of the 2025 Hive Awards have been recognised and celebrated as some of Australia's most innovative food and beverage manufacturers over the past year. The awards were presented on Thursday 8 May during a long lunch at Linseed House, Sydney, to a room of over 150 industry leaders abuzz with excitement.

Gina's Table took home The Hive Award's 2025 Golden Hive for its leadership, innovation, and commitment to reducing food waste through value-added processing.

KoolPak by TomKat Global Solutions received the 2025 Gamechanger Award for its breakthrough in sustainable cold chain logistics, offering a reusable and recyclable alternative to environmentally damaging expanded polystyrene (EPS).

Bundaberg-based Gina's Table has earned the Gamechanger Award at the Hive Awards 2025 for its leadership in reducing food waste through value-added processing, diverting more than 252 tonnes of produce from landfill to date.

With its “Gourmet Plus” positioning, midway between indulgent and health-focused products, Elato Ice Cream was awarded the Rising Star.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has been recognised with the Outstanding Business Achievement Award for its performance in operational excellence, innovation, and sustainability.

The Hirsch Wine Group has been awarded the Excellence in Value Innovation Award for its vertically integrated winemaking model.

Sydney-based Packserv won the Hive Award for Local Manufacturing for its commitment to onshore equipment development for the Australian food and beverage industry.

Chobani Australia has received the Best Packaging Award for its Gippsland Dairy Crafted 150g pot. The packaging features a clear PET pot with embossed branding, a heat-sealed foil lid, and a recyclable paperboard sleeve printed with soy-based ink.

Treasury Wine Estates won the Best Technology Award for setting a new global benchmark with the world’s first fully automated barrel management system at its Barossa Valley facility.

Aquafab won Best Ingredient Award at the Hive Awards 2025 for Aquafab, its novel approach to replicating egg whites in cocktails.

Winners of the 2025 round of the annual Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards were announced at a gala night celebration for packaging professionals from across Australia and New Zealand.

Endeavour Group reported a 3.1 per cent fall in retail sales in 3Q25 compared to the same time last year (pcp) to $2.33 billion, citing subdued trade and supply chain disruptions from the December strikes at Woolworths warehouses still having an impact.

Inghams Group says the 2.2 per cent drop in core poultry volumes in the first nine months of FY25 compared to the same period in FY24 (pcp) was largely due to reduced processing to manage elevated inventory levels from 2H24.

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has dismissed Fonterra Co-operative Group’s case regarding trademark licensing agreements with Bega Group and its plans to divest its consumer division (recently amalgamated into Mainland Group for divestment or an IPO).