• Glenn Woodworth, from Zip-Pak Australia/ New Zealand, at Foodpro 2017.
    Glenn Woodworth, from Zip-Pak Australia/ New Zealand, at Foodpro 2017.
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PKN spoke to Glenn Woodworth of Zip-Pak Australia/ New Zealand about new closure solutions that attracted interest at Interpack and made their Australian debut this week at Foodpro 2017 in Sydney.

From new closure solutions for large bags to ground breaking options in the DTO (difficult to open) space, Zip-Pak Australia's Glenn Woodworth demonstrates some industry-leading concepts hot off the Interpack show trail and now available in Australia:

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