Food and Beverage News and Trends - October 2025 # 2

This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. Newsom signs Allergen Disclosure for Dining Experiences Act. On October 13, California Governor Gavin...

Global challenges facing Australia’s wine exports

Australia’s wine export industry has recorded a modest overall increase in value, but a look at key markets suggest a complex outlook ahead, according to Wine Australia’s latest export bulletin. In the year ended September 2025, Australian wine...

Introducing Archie Rose’s New Australian Gin Soda & Vodka Soda Cans

A new chapter for Archie Rose Australian Gin Soda & Vodka Soda Cans is here – an evolution that brings even more of what matters: Natural Australian ingredients, bold flavours and no and low sugar refreshments; just in time for summer. Crafted...

2025 Eat Drink Design Awards: Best Bar Design

Jury comment Bar Julius is a masterclass in atmosphere, versatility and placemaking – earning it the title of Best Bar Design. Seamlessly transitioning from breakfast cafe to evening cocktail bar, it caters to every mood and moment, whether it’s a...

2025 Eat Drink Design Awards: Best Retail Design

Jury comment This year’s winner for Best Retail Design captures the spirit of Japanese convenience stores with a distinct, fresh perspective rarely seen in Australia. The space feels effortless yet deeply considered, balancing authenticity with...

Future Food Quick Bites: Cultured Quail At Home, Beyond Meat Packaging & Zero-Sugar Oat Milk

4 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Vow’s retail debut of cultivated meat, Beyond Meat’s new European packaging, and India’s plant-based dairy launches. New...

2025 Eat Drink Design Awards: Commendations

Across six categories, nine projects received commendations in the 2025 Eat Drink Design Awards: Best Restaurant Design Central – J.AR Office Harriot – Studio Esteta Scholé – Taylor and Hinds Architects with Luke Burgess Best Bar Design Burly Bar...

The Top Countries Australians Are Traveling to Right Now — And the Surprising Countries on the Rise

It's bloody hard to get anywhere from Australia, so we Aussies tend to take our holidays seriously. A new survey from travel consultancy Forward Travel has analysed data from the Department of Home Affairs' Overseas Arrivals and Departures to...

WWI soldiers' messages in a bottle found on Australian beach

Messages in a bottle written by two Australian soldiers a few days into their voyage to the battlefields of France during World War I have been found more than a century later on Australia's coast. The Brown family found the Schweppes-brand bottle...

WWI time capsule uncovered: ANZAC Soldiers’ 1916 bottle letters discovered on Western Australia coastline

Messages in a bottle written by two soldiers on their voyage to the battlefields of France during World War I have been found more than a century later on Australia’s coast. The Brown family found the Schweppes-brand bottle just above the...

2nd Protocol amending ASEAN-Australia-NZ Free Trade Area starts

The Second Protocol amending the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area entered into force recently.Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr expressed optimism that this will open new opportunities for e-commerce, trade and micro, small and...

2025 Eat Drink Design Awards: Hall of Fame

Reflection by Cassie Hansen on behalf of the jury When it comes to hospitality, longevity is a rare achievement; for hospitality design it’s rarer still. Restaurants open with a flurry of excitement and often fade just as quickly. To last a decade...

Mum issues plea after daughter dies from drinking 'fake alcohol'

Kirsty McKie(Image: UGC/FAMILY) A mother has joined forces with other grieving families to campaign for life-saving change to Government policy after the death of her much-loved daughter from methanol poisoning. Kirsty McKie, 38 and from Bramhall,...

2025 Eat Drink Design Awards: Best Restaurant Design

Jury comment The winner of Best Restaurant Design, Norté in Mermaid Beach, Queensland, delivers a bold and unexpected experience for its coastal setting. Eschewing the typical beach-facing, light-filled aesthetic, it embraces a moodier, textural...

2025 Eat Drink Design Awards: Best Hotel Design

Jury comment Melbourne Place is a bold and ambitious project that masterfully captures the spirit of its city. Monumental in form yet rich in detail, it creates a unique sense of place that feels inherently Melbourne. Each space within the hotel...

2025 Eat Drink Design Awards: Best Cafe Design

Jury comment The winner of Best Cafe Design, Palace Coffee, stands out for its confident simplicity and refined spatial execution. Despite its compact footprint, the design responds beautifully to the existing architecture while asserting a...

2025 Eat Drink Design Awards: Best Identity Design

Jury comment The winner of Best Identity Design, Suupaa, impressed the jury with its extraordinary depth and consistency across every branded touchpoint, from shopping carts and product packaging to uniforms and even a silver ramen cup. The...

Why squirrels hide their food: The science behind their caching instinct

As autumn arrives and the leaves begin to fall, squirrels suddenly seem busier than ever, darting across gardens, climbing trees, and burying nuts in the ground. But this energetic behaviour isn’t random. It’s part of a sophisticated survival...

The greatest Australian national park you’ve never heard of

Looking for your next adventure destination? Karijini National Park has a lot to offer. Pic: Getty Images The pepper pots of the Bungle Bungles in Purnululu National Park, the majesty of Uluru at sunset, and the dizzying scale of Nitmiluk...

We are in a materially more inflationary Australia

Wednesday’s shock spike in inflation wrongfooted market expectations and triggered a fall on the ASX. The Consumer Price Index has surged to a 15-month high of 3.2 per cent. Large price increases occurred across the economy in the three months to...