• East Forged took home the Best Processing Award at the inaugural Hive Awards.
Source: Sharleen Christie Photography
    East Forged took home the Best Processing Award at the inaugural Hive Awards. Source: Sharleen Christie Photography
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Australia’s premier media platform for food and beverage manufacturers, Food & Drink Business, is bringing its annual Hive Awards program back for a second year running, and is calling for entries from across the sector. 

The Hive Awards aim to celebrate excellence from all around the food and beverage sector, from innovative technology to successful business practice. Entries are now open for a limited time, closing on 21 February, so make sure to get in quickly! 

In anticipation of the 2025 entries, we are celebrating last year's hive of innovative and hard-working businesses. East Forged was 2024's Best Processing Award winner, a company that has created an all new beverage by infusing cold brew tea with nitrogen and CO2, pushing craft tea into the spotlight. 

 

Head to thehiveawards.com.au to find out more and submit an application. Entries close at 4pm, Friday 21 February 2024.

A special thank you to all our sponsors and industry partner for making these awards possible.

Sponsors of The Hive Awards 2025

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