PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 28 June

In the news: Women in Packaging Awards, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Pact Group, Result Group, Australian Table Grape Association, GS1 Australia, BioPak, Rainforest Rescue, AIP, National Food Waste Summit.

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Food & Drink Business

The World Whiskies Awards has revealed its 2026 Rest of the World winners, shining a spotlight on several Australian distilleries making their mark on the growing international whisky community.

Starward Whisky has returned to full Australian ownership, with founder David Vitale acquiring the brand and ending its decade-long involvement with Diageo’s Distill Ventures program.

Pure Foods Tasmania (PFT) has commenced contract manufacturing for Sydney-based smoked seafood producer Brilliant Food Australia, in a strategic step to increase utilisation at its Woodbridge Smokehouse facility in southern Tasmania.