Confectionery industry accolade for Peter Simpson

Peter Simpson from the Manildra Group has been awarded the Alfred Stauder Award for Excellence, which recognises lifetime service to the confectionery industry in Australasia.

The award was presented in Melbourne at the recent ConTech 2023, which is the Ai Group Confectionery Sector’s annual event for the Australian confectionery industry.

“This is a wonderful, but very unexpected honour that the industry has given to me. I know that the past awardees have been very highly thought-of in the industry and to be included amongst those people is certainly an honour and a privilege,” Simpson said.

Simpson has been involved with the confectionery industry for over 40 years and is well deserving of the recognition, according to the presenter of the award — Tim Piper, Head of the Confectionery Sector for the Ai Group.

According to Piper, Simpson has been involved in forging new opportunities for confectioners in Australia, New Zealand and globally. He has also been involved in the administration of the sector and has played roles in managing and supporting the industry’s annual conferences.

“Simmo is a thoroughly deserving winner and this accolade is due acknowledgement of his significant contribution and value to the industry. He and Manildra have been great partners with the Australian confectionery industry,” Piper said.

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