Conference 2025
The 2025 New Zealand Non-Alcoholic Beverage Council Annual Conference lived up to its theme of “Sparking Success: For a Sparkling Future”. It was one of the largest NZBC conferences in more than 15 years, held at the Tote on Ascot, Ellerslie Events Centre in Auckland.
An exceptional line-up of speakers, including Nicola O’Rourke and Sir Ray Avery as keynote presenters, shared insights that inspired plenty of discussion and ideas throughout the day. The evening continued with Jamie Matthewson from Woolworths, who shed light on emerging supermarket trends and merchandising opportunities.
Congratulations to our Service Award recipients: Nick Sawyer, Brenda McKellow, Peter Jiang, Grant Jeffrey, and Sagar Rohra, for their outstanding voluntary contributions to our industry.
We now look forward to Conference 2026, and to what we are sure will be an even larger event, especially with the many new members joining the NZBC community.
Presentations available:
Sir Ray Avery GNZM - Download Presentation
Nicola O’Rourke - To be supplied
Matt Dilly - ANZ Economist - Download Presentation
Alex Beckett - Mintel - Contact Mintel Directly
Ross Pearce - Innovation Realised - Download Presentation
Ben Cain - James & Wells - Download Presentation
Jamie Matthewson - GM Grocery and Liquor, Woolworths NZ - Download Presentation