Eighteen emerging New South Wales food and beverage producers have been granted $4500 by the state government to exhibit within the Flavours of New South Wales zone at leading trade show, Fine Food Australia 2025.
FIne Food Australia attracts over 25,000 attendees each year from more than 50 countries, with last year marking the event’s 40th anniversary, held at the Melbourne Conference and Exhibition Centre with support from the Victorian government.
The Flavours of New South Wales zone was still strongly supported, with the New South Wales government granting $6000 to 12 local businesses to help connect them with prospective buyers.
Set to take place this year at the ICC Sydney from 8-11 September, Fine Food Australia will support local and interstate businesses to showcase their food and drink products directly with suppliers, distributors, as well as retail and hospitality businesses.
Minister for Industry and Trade, Anoulack Chanthivong, said Fine Food Australia offers a platform for up-and-coming food and beverage manufacturers to showcase unique products, connect with buyers, and pursue growth opportunities both domestically and internationally.
“The New South Wales government has been involved in this annual tradeshow for over 20 years, helping to grow our world class food and beverage industry,” said Chanthivong.
“From spirits to sauces, from jams to jerky, we’re delighted to support our exhibiting businesses and their exceptional products that are made right here in New South Wales.”
In 2023-24 New South Wales produced $45.6 billion revenue in the manufactured food and beverage industry, making it the largest manufacturing sector in the state, comprising 4600 businesses.
Following an expression of interest process, the New South Wales government has provided subsidies of $4500 each to 18 unique food and beverage manufacturers from greater Sydney and regional New South Wales, including producers of sauces, spirits, chocolates and spices.
Business support and trade experts from the state government will also be on hand to help the exhibitors showcase their products and facilitate connections with prospective buyers.
The NSW businesses receiving subsidies to exhibit at Fine Food Australia 2025 are:
- Alka Power Water – Producer of alkaline water sourced and bottled in NSW’s Southern Highlands
- Aurum Mead – A Byron Bay producer of wines made from varietal honey and native ingredients
- Chef Luca Ciano – Producer of sauces, pasta and salad dressings, based in Bondi
- Chief Nutrition – Sydney-based producer of beef jerky, collagen bars and snacks
- Choices Gluten-Free – Sydney-based producer of gluten-free baked goods, including breads and cakes
- Dharawal Distilling Co – First Nations producer of native vodka and gins, based in the Illawarra
- Duro Pasta – Based on the South Coast, Duro Pasta is made from 100% Australian durum wheat and produced using sustainable farming practices
- Gather By – Northern Rivers based producer of Australian Manuka Honey and Manuka gummies
- Healthyroo – Producer of protein powder blends, protein bars and shakes from Sydney’s Northern Beaches
- Karu Distillery – Produces a diverse range of gins, rums and vodkas from its distillery in the Blue Mountains
- Kreenuts – Family-owned business in Sydney, producing chocolate and cookie covered peanuts
- Mindful Foods – Producer of organic and activated granolas, nuts and snacks, based in the Northern Rivers
- Nimbus – Sydney-based producer of powdered oat and soy milk
- Nunka. Hampers & Gifts – First Nations business in Penrith, producing native sauces, jams, compote and blends
- Pacdon Park – Based in the Murray region and uses local ingredients to produce British foods including black pudding, scotch eggs and haggis
- Rub-A-Dub – Sydney-based producer of seasonings, rubs and sauces
- Spicevine – Sydney-based producer of gluten free vegan marinades, stir-fry pastes and sauces
- The Honey Library & Meadery – Producer of alcoholic mead, creamed honey, chilli honey and raw liquid honey, based on the Central Coast.
Minister for Regional New South Wales, Tara Moriarty, said the region is the engine room of the state’s agrifood industry, home to thousands of food and beverage businesses, and many more jobs.
“Our producers lead the way in terms of innovation and ingenuity, with many utilising native ingredients and sustainable ingredients to bring their products to life,” said Moriarty.
“Protecting our food’s excellent reputation is critical to domestic consumption and international trade and that is a key driver for the government’s recent historic investment in biosecurity plus primary industries research and development.
“Fine Food Australia is one of the biggest trade events in the industry and is unrivalled when it comes to connecting with key players in the industry and I wish our producers all the best in promoting their goods,” she said.
The New South Wales government’s support for Fine Food Australia aligns with the local manufacturing mission of the NSW Industry Policy, while agrifood is a focus sector in the NSW Trade and Investment Strategy, providing significant export growth opportunities particularly in Southeast Asia.
