APPEX 2024 update with Matthews' Mark Dingley

APPEX 2024 is fast approaching, and in this video, Lindy Hughson, publisher of APPEX media partners PKN, Food & Drink Business and Print21speaks to Matthews CEO, Mark Dingley, about what's in store for the expo and the introduction of the Retailer Engagement Hub.

APPEX is taking place on 12-15 March at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Free registration is open now.

Food & Drink Business

The Central Coast is about to receive a boost to its local food and beverage manufacturing industry, with construction starting on the $17.14 million Food Manufacturing Innovation Hub, funded by the federal government’s National Reconstruction Fund (NFR).

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) says Australia is at a “critical crossroads” when it comes to R&D and decades of rhetoric have not delivered material change.

New Zealand’s national organisation for the country's grape and wine sector, New Zealand Winegrowers, has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting the industry’s commitment to environmental preservation and sustainability through its climate change, water, people, soil, waste, and plant protection goals.