• Openway Food Co took home the Local Manufacturing Award at the inaugural Hive Awards.
Source: Sharleen Christie Photography
    Openway Food Co took home the Local Manufacturing 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. The Local Manufacturing Award for 2024 went to Openway Food Co, primarily for onshoring production of the brand Table of Plenty’s Sweet Rice Cakes, which were previously imported from Europe.

 

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 our industry partner and all our sponsors for making these awards possible.

Sponsors of The Hive Awards 2025

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