Read your March 2026 Food & Beverage Reporter Magazine

The March edition of Food & Beverage Reporter is dedicated to the memory of our much-loved former editor, Bridget “Bee” Day.

Bee’s journey in the food industry began in the late 1990s, working with Linda Jackson & Associates and later Von Holy Consulting. Her passion for words, design and communication grew through her time in the printing industry and later the Food Safety Network, where she played a pivotal role in developing the platform while building her knowledge of food safety and completing a BA in Linguistics.

Her career later included marketing leadership at Intertek, before co-founding Food Focus in 2015 and ultimately fulfilling a lifelong dream when she became editor of Food & Beverage Reporter after the publication was acquired in 2020.

Bee brought creativity, energy and genuine care to everything she did. Even after cancer returned, she continued working for as long as she could, stepping away from the business only when her health no longer allowed it.

Bridget was deeply committed to the industry and to the people within it. In that spirit, we will continue to honour her legacy by ensuring that Food & Beverage Reporter remains a trusted platform for the latest news, insights and trends shaping the food and beverage sector.

Her warmth, professionalism and passion will never be forgotten.

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