ConTech 2025

The Ai Group Confectionery Sector’s premier annual event for the Australasian confectionery industry, ConTech 2025, will be held at the MCG on Tuesday 6 May.

ConTech is the key destination for confectionery technicians, and provides an unparalleled opportunity to network with industry participants. It is where technicians become technical experts, and technical experts talk to other industry experts. This not to be missed event is where key issues and challenges facing the industry and potential solutions are discussed, including intelligence on domestic and global opportunities.

ConTech 2025 will appeal to a broad range of confectionery and wider food industry professionals, including those in the fields of:

  • science and food technology
  • new product development
  • research and development
  • regulatory matters
  • operations and management
  • sales and procurement
  • marketing, communications and corporate affairs
  • supply of food ingredients, machinery, packaging and services
  • confectionery wholesaling and distributing.

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January

Kita Food Festival was created to put Southeast Asia on the gastro-tourism map by spotlighting chefs, producers, flavours and food innovators. The festival returns in 2025 with a packed schedule.

February

Wine brand Innocent Bystander is returning to Brisbane, opening a pop-up urban cellar door at riverside venue, Babylon. From 27 February to 16 March 2025 Brisbane will be introduced to the winery and experience wine in a whole new light.

March

FOODEX JAPAN 2025, Asia’s largest food and beverage exhibition, will be held at Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan from March 11 to 14, 2025. The expo attracts over 80,000 visitors from around the world.

MPEC25 brings together Australia’s meat processing and export industries, blending business-focused discussions with opportunities to tackle the big issues shaping the sector.

The inaugural Cultivating Connections event will bring together corporate leaders, investors, founders, entrepreneurs, and media across the local agrifoodtech ecosystem. Registration closes 26 February.

The Mercure Canberra will host the largest ever Canberra Craft Beer and Cider Festival on Saturday, March 15, 2025, with festival organisers promising “more of everything”.

When March sees ProWein come to town, the whole of Düsseldorf turns into a hotspot for the international wine and spirits sector. For six days everything in the Rhine metropolis will revolve around successful business, high-octane events and the latest trends.

The new mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct comes into effect in April. This webinar aims to give food suppliers the information they need to understand the changes.

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2025, presented by La Trobe Financial and supported by Visit Victoria, has announced a 10-day program with special guest chefs and unique drinking and dining experiences all over Victoria.

April

With a line-up of leading global suppliers, industry professionals can anticipate a showcase of trending food & beverage products and solutions, cutting-edge technologies for manufacturing, and more.