• The Dinner Ladies took home the Business Excellence Award (Headcount >75) at the inaugural Hive Awards.
Source: Sharleen Christie Photography
    The Dinner Ladies took home the Business Excellence Award (Headcount >75) 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 2024 Business Excellence Award (Headcount >75) winner was The Dinner Ladies, a brand defined by a commitment to quality produce that has more than doubled its revenue over the last three years.

Head to thehiveawards.com.au to find out more and submit an application. Entries close at 4pm, Friday 21 February 2025.

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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