Baiada Poultry, owner of iconic Australian chicken brand, Steggles, has won the International Poultry Council’s inaugural brand marketing award for its campaign aimed at dispelling the myths that hormones are given to chickens.The Steggles marketing campaign focused on addressing consumer misconceptions about how chicken meat is raised in Australia, along with highlighting the company’s commitment to producing high-quality products. The campaign consisted of television and print ads from... ...Read more »

Last week at the 2010 Royal Melbourne Wine Show Awards, WA wine producer Harvey River Bridge Estate was awarded the Jimmy Watson memorial Trophy for the 2009 Joseph River Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine blended from the Margaret River and the Geographe region.Margaret River is traditionally known as a premium producer of cabernet sauvignon, but lesser known regions such as Geographe are now also becoming acknowledged for their production of premium wines. This is the second major award won in the... ...Read more »

Australian extra virgin olive oil producers gathered in Glenelg, Adelaide on Friday night for the results of the largest and most prestigious awards event in the industry’s calendar – the Australian Olive Association’s 14th National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards Show. 13 gold medals were awarded from over 200 entries, which were scrutinised in an intense two-day judging process by 26 olive oil experts, with Best Oil of Show going to Jos and Kathy Weemaes , Gooramadda Olives, North... ...Read more »

The Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show is set to stimulate the taste buds of a nation of beer drinkers with the results of their first ever Beer Competition on 21 October 2010, offering a comprehensive snapshot of the quality of Australian brewing for the industry, and a trustworthy purchasing guide for consumers through gold, silver and bronze RNA medals. The Gold Coast’s Burleigh Brewing Company was the big winner, taking out the rubberstampbeer.com.au trophy for Champion Beer of Show,... ...Read more »

SecondBite was awarded the prestigious Banksia Community Grant award at the 2010 Banksia Environmental Awards presentation in Sydney on Friday night. The Banksia Community Grant recipient is chosen from all community entrants and is awarded to the community group that shows the most potential to create a lasting and positive impact. As the winner SecondBite received a $10,000 grant. Katy Barfield, Executive Director of SecondBite said in her acceptance speech that in the short five years since SecondBite... ...Read more »

Long-running iconic food businesses and innovative new businesses reflect the diversity of this year’s finalists in the South Australian Premier’s Food Industry Awards 2010.A record number of entries were received this year, up by 46 percent, with 21 first-time entrants received in the nine categories. Agriculture and Food Minister Michael O’Brien said he was impressed with the quality of the competition. “The calibre of this year’s finalists says great things about... ...Read more »

Yarra Valley apple orchardist Kevin Sanders has won the 2010 Victorian Department of Primary Industries (DPI) $10,000 Hugh McKay Future Farming Award, one of four annual awards for excellence and innovation in agriculture science. The award was in recognition of a unique approach to apple production, which has enabled trees to bear fruit within eight months of planting – a vast improvement on the five-year waiting period using traditional methods. Victorian agriculture Minister Joe Helper last... ...Read more »

Whilst the action on the pitch at this year’s World Cup may have been a disappointment for some, SABMiller and Crown Holdings Inc. are celebrating success off the field.  A brand new type of beer can, which was developed especially for Castle Lager and launched during the World Cup, has taken the main prize at the packaging industry’s annual awards. The Event Can won the Alcoholic Beverages category at the Starpack awards but was also declared the overall winner of 2010. Developed by... ...Read more »

Brisbane apprentice chef Richard Pascoe (20) has taken out top honours at this year’s Fine Foods Awards in Victoria, winning The Regal King Salmon Seafood Main Course Live Challenge amongst a plethora of other awards. Richard was one of a number of young competitors proving that age is no barrier to good taste at the different culinary challenges that took place as part of the Australian Culinary Challenge at Fine Foods in Victoria last week. Richard walked away with four prestigious awards... ...Read more »

Seafood Choices, an initiative of the ocean conservation organization SeaWeb, today announced the opening of nominations for the 2011 Seafood Champions Awards.Seafood Choices established these awards to acknowledge those who have demonstrated commitment to innovations that lead to positive change in the seafood industry. Now in their sixth year and judged by an independent, international panel, these annual awards honor organizations and individuals throughout the world who have made outstanding... ...Read more »