Events

IGA has announced the winners of its coveted Supplier of the Year (SOTY) Awards. The ceremony took place last night at The Star in Sydney. The company says it judges nominated suppliers and winners on criteria including sales, support and innovation, promotions and field teams. “These suppliers are supportive of …

The Grocery and Liquor Association (GALA) is holding its 76th MGA Industry Golf Day in Melbourne’s south on March 7. Patron of GALA Fred Harrison said: “This year’s Golf Day will again be held at the picturesque Keysborough Golf Course and is sure to be a catalyst to network, build …

The CXI Research Group is holding its final event for 2018 at the end of this month. It’s called ‘X² – EX & CX Aligned’ and the topic is ‘Align your employees and your customers’. It will take place at the Swinburne Centre at Richmond Football Club in Melbourne Creative …

The Asia-Pacific edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit took place in Singapore last month. The European edition took place in Amsterdam in June. Ecovia Intelligence organised the summit to explore new horizons for eco-labels and sustainability in the food industry. Ecovia Intelligence describes itself as a specialist research, consulting and …

Namaste Water Kefir from Papadopolous Iordanis in Greece took out the Gold award at the SIAL Innovation Awards announced in Paris this week. Described as a vegan water kefir with fruits, the beverage is claimed to be 100 per cent natural and free from gluten and dairy. Namaste Water Kefir …

A vegetable noodle range by The Whole Mix Co has emerged as the Massey University Supreme Award winner at this year’s New Zealand Food Awards. The Whole Mix Co Limited also won the Massey University Health and Wellbeing Award and the James & Wells Business Innovation Award for its noodle …

Naturally Good, claimed to be the largest expo for healthy retailers, brands and practitioners in the southern hemisphere, is returning to Sydney at the end of this month and is slated to be the biggest event to date. Recognised as Asia Pacific’s go-to event for sourcing the latest healthy, natural …