Webinar: 2025 Food Trends Unpacked
Food trends influence our dining experiences and consumer behaviors, making it crucial to stay informed within the food science community. To keep up with the latest trends and stay in the loop, Join us for an insightful Webinar with 4 leading experts in their fields who will be discussing the food trends of 2025.
Kim Berry - Food and Drink Business
The calls are growing for a national food plan and transitioning our food system to one that is more sustainable, equitable, nutritious, and profitable. Food manufacturing has record low levels of investment, while around the world the future of food is driving new products, companies and industries. Kim Berry looks at the big picture and tells you what's next.
Kim Berry is the editor of Food & Drink Business, Australia’s leading media platform for the food and beverage manufacturing sector. She is regarded as Australia’s pre-eminent journalist on the industry, reporting on the business, innovation, leadership, and challenges in what is Australia’s largest manufacturing sector. Her passion is to showcase the people and companies pushing boundaries and being bold, whether they are scrappy start-ups or global players. Food & Drink Business delivers six print magazines a year, including its flagship annual Top 100 Food & Drink Companies report, a daily digital newsletter, weekly video news bulletin, and regular podcast.
Alison Baldwin - Director of Regulatory Affairs & Consumer Science, Arnotts
With increasing rates of obesity and the associated lifestyle diseases globally, there is mounting pressure on governments to take more action leveraging legislative measures.
This presentation will look at the changing regulatory environment and some of the regulatory levers that that policy makers are using to influence consumers eating habits and encourage healthier food choices.
In her role as Director of Nutrition, Ali is responsible for developing and managing the nutrition strategy, research and communications for Arnott’s Biscuits and Campbell’s soup, stock and juice across ANZ. She also leads the Regulatory Affairs team, which is responsible for managing all aspects of regulatory compliance and labelling across ANZ. Ali brings over 20 years’ experience in nutrition and dietetics and throughout this time, she has worked for a food manufacturer in the United States, held positions as a clinical dietitian, in Private Practice and as a nutrition consultant to several large food companies. Ali has a Bachelor of Science and a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics, is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and an active member of the DAA. Ali is passionate about nutrition and relishes the opportunity to engage with a network of nutrition experts from a wide variety of settings and work collaboratively to make healthy, balanced eating an easier choice for all Australians.
Kathy La Macchia
General Manager
Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council
Deon Mahoney
AIFST
