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Federal ministers yesterday convened an urgent industry roundtable on plastics supply chain pressures, placing packaging reform and domestic recycling capability firmly at the centre of discussions around Australia’s food security and manufacturing resilience. Read more
The Australian Beverages Council has renewed calls for urgent national packaging reform, saying global supply disruptions highlight the need for stronger domestic recycling and harmonised EPR.
Close the Loop has sold its US-based ISP Tek Services business for US$10m, as part of a broader strategic reset aimed at sharpening focus on its core packaging and resource recovery operations.
Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) has successfully completed its financial restructuring process and emergence from its prepackaged Chapter 11 process.
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Chateau Tanunda downsizes Grand Barossa
20 May 2026Chateau Tanunda is introducing a 375ml format, a lightweight bottle and a new label design across its Grand Barossa range, with bottles manufactured by Orora Glass. The changes will roll out this year.
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Hort Connections 2026 speaker line-up grows
29 Apr 2026The trade show at Hort Connections 2026 is sold out, with a record number of booths confirmed for the event, which takes place at the Adelaide Convention Centre from Monday 1 to Thursday 4 June.
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Steel stakes its claim in circular packaging future
18 May 2026As Australia edges closer to packaging regulation and EPR reform, Europe’s steel packaging sector used interpack 2026 to make its case for circularity leadership – backed by a record 84% recycling rate and a new report positioning steel as PPWR-ready.
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The Packaging Innovation Edit: April
28 Apr 2026PKN presents The Packaging Innovation Edit, a curated selection of standout global packaging innovations. Produced in collaboration with ThePackHub, this new monthly series highlights innovations advancing packaging design and function.
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Digital printing meets mono-material flexibles
14 May 2026A digitally printed PP-monomaterial pouch developed via a multi-company collaboration – Polifilm, Actega, Xeikon, and Gruber-Folien – shows high barrier performance without multi-material laminates.
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J.L.Lennard takes on Sollich and Chocotech
20 May 2026At interpack 2026, J.L.Lennard announced it has secured the agency for German confectionery equipment specialist Sollich and Chocotech, marking its expansion into the confectionery processing sector across ANZ.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 15 May
15 May 2026In the news: APR Recycling, Boomerang Alliance, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Multi-Colour Corporation, Viscount
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PKN Podcast Ep 124: 2025 Year in Review
1 Dec 2025In this special Year in Review episode, PKN publisher Lindy Hughson and co-host Grant McHerron look back at the big packaging stories of 2025.
Family-owned Australian dairy producer, Brancourts, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Arla Foods Mayer Australia (AFMA) – the joint venture formed in 2015 between Mayers Fine Food and global dairy cooperative, Arla Foods.
Now entering its third year and on the eve of the 2026 Hive Awards event, we look at scenes from the past two years.
The Hive Awards would not be possible without the support of its sponsors. This year, Food & Drink Business was thrilled to announce The Commonwealth Bank of Australia as the Headline Sponsor for the third year in a row.
