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Click here to read the September/October print edition of APPMA’s Machinery Matters online.

The September/October issue of Machinery Matters is out now.
The September/October issue of Machinery Matters is out now.

In this edition, APPMA chairman Mark Dingley talks about the importance of wellbeing and support during these challenging times, and looks forward to the year ahead.

Also, in the APPMA news, you can read about the recent Digital Lunchtime Series which launched on 17 September, the new APPMA Associate membership category and the support available to members during the pandemic.

In addition, we feature a roundup of news headlines from APPMA members regarding Foodmach’s new BMX project, the ADDE and OTTO partnership, Fletcher and SMC working on sustainable solutions together, the new Krones Ecosystem digital activity platform; as well as Opal and Bandall’s ink distribution agreement across ANZ.

Finally, there are articles on the results of an in-depth study on tackling food waste, launched by APPMA and RMIT; as well as Victorian-based Sou’West Brewery’s new brewery in Torquay.

Machinery Matters is published bi-monthly in partnership with the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association, as a supplement to PKN Packaging News and Food & Drink Business.

Food & Drink Business

Sullivans Cove has appointed Andy Gaunt as its new CEO. Gaunt was managing director for Fever-Tree ANZ and Asia and was a founding member of Diageo’s luxury division in global market development.

Plasdene Glass-Pak in New Zealand has acquired the Auckland-based Glass Packaging Division of Wainhouse Distribution.

While the removal of import duties on Australian bottled wine sent to China has resulted in a massive surge for the industry, exports to the rest of the world have declined to the lowest value in ten years and lowest volume in over twenty years, according to Wine Australia’s latest Export Report.