Welcome to the June/July issue of Food & Drink Business magazine. Well, winter is upon us, but nothing is dampening the joy of this year’s Hive Awards. The Awards event brought together the best of the best, there to celebrate the winners and mingle with other industry experts.
The awards are an annual reminder of how the sector is in constant motion, adapting to changing demands on what often feels like a daily basis. Our full wrap-up is from page 12.
On our cover this issue is one of Lion’s star RTDs – Kirin Hyoketsu. We talk to the company’s director of RTD and Spirits, Albertus Lombard, about this category maturing while still being fast moving and dynamic (page 26).
Following the article T Garage wrote for the April May edition, in this issue (page 28), Jed Simpfendorfer and Amanda Leigh-Jones share their findings on what consumers are looking for when it comes to natural beverages.
And Keira Joyce’s article on beverage company VITHIT (page 32) and Rising Star profile (page 22) on the alcohol recovery drink, Dodge, are great examples of the growing demand for more personalised functional beverage options.
From beverages to snacks, on page 36, Cormac Henry from Mintel writes for us about how Australia is a nation of nibblers and the opportunities that presents for food manufacturers.
From the next edition, Food & Drink Business will be moving to a quarterly format, still packed with the regular and special features many of you have come to know. We too, adapting to changing demands and media consumption trends.
