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Food & Drink Business presents its annual flagship Top 100 Food & Drink Companies Report for 2024. Compiled in collaboration with IBISWorld, the report ranks by revenue Australia’s biggest players in the food and drink sector. It’s your go-to industry resource into Australia’s largest manufacturing sector. Read more
In this episode, Food & Drink Business editor Kim Berry is joined by Dominic Westendorf, the Regional and Agribusiness Banking Victoria GM for Commbank, and the CEO of Ferndale Foods Australia, Leigh Edward, to discuss the valuable role and benefits of regional food and beverage manufacturing.
In an industry with many moving parts, industry bodies become essential for providing cohesion, driving agendas, and being the voice for the sector they represent. Food & Drink Business invited three of Australia’s leading industry heads to share their reflections on the year that was and what’s on the agenda for 2025.
The business of food and drink is a fast moving behemoth, with takeovers, downfalls, and events both good and bad. But there is also the unexpected, and on that front, 2024 more than delivered. Editor Kim Berry gives you her take on the last 12 months.
Inghams Group CEO and managing director, Andrew Reeves, will retire in mid-2025, with the CEO of its New Zealand business, Edward Alexander, announced as his replacement.
Suntory Beverage & Food Oceania CEO, Darren Fullerton, will retire in March 2025, leading the final stages of Suntory Oceania’s creation and then continuing as an advisor.
The Victorian Government says it is developing a new strategy to ensure the growth and sustainability of the state’s $9 billion wine industry. The draft Victorian Wine Strategy is now available for public consultation until 31 January.
Fonterra says a plan to convert two coal boilers to wood pellets at its Clandeboye site in South Canterbury, New Zealand, is a crucial step in its commitment to exit coal by 2037.
Our December-January 2025 edition of Food & Drink Business magazine is more than the annual flagship Top 100 Report. Three of the industry's leaders reflect on 2024 and look to 2025, Foodmach outlines how modern palletising solutions benefit the whole business, and Coast of Gold is our final Rising Star for 2024.
In what was one of the most stable Top 10s in recent years, six companies all held their ground from 2023 – Fonterra Co-op (#1), JBS Australia (#2), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (#3), Asahi Holdings (#4), Inghams (#8), and Treasury Wine Estates (#10).
This year saw 37 companies move up the list while 33 companies went in the other direction. Two companies managed the largest drop of 10 places while the biggest jumps were attributed to updated financial reporting, acquisitions, and commodity markets.
APCO has released its 2022-23 Australian Packaging Consumption and Recovery Data Report, the second report released this year in line with its commitment to improving timeliness and relevance of data.
The AFGC has welcomed government progress towards implementing clear, integrated and consistent changes to packaging across Australia, but says greater clarity is needed on design standards.
It’s been a tumultuous yet progressive year in packaging in Australia, with highs and lows playing out against a backdrop of uncertainty caused in part by the dangling sword of DCCEEW’s proposed Packaging Reform, and in part by the mounting pressure of rising manufacturing costs. Lindy Hughson reviews the top stories for 2024.
