PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 30 August

In the news: Zero Co, Close the Loop, IVE Group, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation, Banksia Foundation, BioPak, McKenzie's Foods, Tetra Pak, PopBox, Colgate-Palmolive.

Brought to you by Ball & Doggett.

Food & Drink Business

Cost-conscious Australians are now nearly twice as likely to look for supermarket specials than to switch to a private label alternative, according to new analysis by Circana.

Australia’s best gelato has been named – and it’s made in Victoria, with Oh My Gelato! taking out the coveted title for its bespoke flavour, ‘The Melbourne Marvel’.

For many emerging Australian food and beverage brands, building dedicated processing and packaging infrastructure has become increasingly difficult to justify. Rising operational costs, workforce shortages and changing consumer expectations are reshaping how manufacturers approach new product development and commercialisation.