APPEX Video: Detpak's Mark Rohrlach

In this APPEX 2024 video interview, Mark Rohrlach, regional manager for Australasia at Detpak, speaks with Lindy Hughson about the paper-based innovation on display, including grape bags adopted by Coles and the award-winning kerbside recyclable paper bag for potatoes.

Check out the video below:

Food & Drink Business

The Royal National Capital Agricultural Society has announced winners of the 2026 National Wine Show of Australia, with Western Australian wines taking out the top trophies. Xanadu Wines received the Prime Minister’s Trophy for its 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon.

Western Australia’s only dedicated food and beverage trade show, Meet the Buyer, will return to Crown Perth on Tuesday 20 October, connecting WA producers with buyers and industry decision-makers for a day of commercial dealmaking.

Intralogistics automation provider, Swisslog, has been appointed automation partner for Magnavale's new frozen storage facility in Avonmouth, Bristol. The technologies and automation strategies deployed are directly relevant to cold chain operators across Australia and New Zealand, where demand for frozen and temperature-controlled storage continues to grow across the food, beverage, retail, and export sectors.