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Food & Drink Business

Entries are now open for the 2026 Melbourne Royal Australian International Spirits Awards (AISA), formally open to international spirits producers for the first time.

Last month, co-founders of Freshwater Bev Tech and beverage brands, Mrs Toddy’s Tonic, and SUMMi sodas, Sophie and Paul Todd, recently returned from Future Food-Tech 2026 in San Francisco. They wrote this report on the experience for Food & Drink Business.  

Queensland-based non-alcoholic spirits producer, Barnes and Brown Distilling Co., has launched into the Southeast Asian market through an exclusive partnership with Zero Proof Collective, a new alcohol-free distribution and brand building company in Singapore.