Page 3 - Food & Drink Magazine April 2020

CONTENTS APRIL 2020
✷ REGULARS
4 NEWS
Top 100 Manufacturers performance | Fonterra sells site | Kirin’s growth plans & more...
8 INDUSTRY INSIGHT
Fred Harrison, CEO of supermarket group Ritchies, explains why local stores are important. Stuart Ridley writes.
14 BY ASSOCIATION Australian Beverages Council CEO Geoff Parker looks at combating waste and National Plastics Summit outcomes.
44 SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT A S Harrison & Co vegan and vegetarian cooking creams | Testo and the right measurement for which job | Marel on the perfect homestyle coating | OnRobot’s three-finger gripper
46 PRODUCT NEWS
AMS Instrumentation & Calibration | Tecpro | Linx Printing Technologies | Trimex Flow | Romer | Krones | Fanquip | SMC |
✷ FEATURES
10 WELLNESS &
OWNING THE NIGHT
From a local custom to a business opportunity, Bae Juice is bringing wellness to the liquor store. Doris Prodanovic speaks with Bae Juice co-founder Liam Gostencnik to find out how.
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48 NEW IN STORE
Little Oak Co | Fine Food crackers | Allen’s Black Cats | Danone’s Olympic YoPRO yoghurt & more...
How Carolyn Creswell leads Carman’s Kitchen when it’s “business
as unusual”.
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✷ INDUSTRY INSIGHT
18 Communicating in a crisis
Crisis communications expert John Connolly says there are three pandemics running together – the virus, panic, and business and economic implications. He outlines what boards and management need to do now.
24 State of the (gin) nation Australian gins are scooping up awards worldwide. Australia’s own gin queen Caroline Chiderley looks at what makes our gin so special, the success stories and the distilleries to watch.
26 Snacking on success
In the 28 years since Carolyn Creswell started Carman’s Kitchen she has taken a handmade muesli brand to an international market leader in snacks and cereals. She spoke with Kim Berry.
✷ FOCUS
20 BeverageBusiness
26 Snacks&Convenience
34 Labelling&Packaging
16 FOOD
WASTE
ROADMAP
More than seven
million tonnes of
edible food goes to
landfill every year. Kim Berry speaks with Mark Barthel, the expert driving The Roadmap for Reducing Australia’s Food
Waste by Half by 2030.
20 HARVESTING
TECHNOLOGY
A collaboration between industry, research bodies and government is creating a digital platform to ensure Riverland Wine in South Australia remains internationally competitive.
Kim Berry writes.
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Snacking success
ON THE COVER: Carolyn Creswell
took a market stall selling handmade muesli and built a cereal and snack products empire. She spoke to
Food & Drink Business about remaining true to founding ideals, riding the waves of consumer trends, and new product development.
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