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In this short video bulletin, Lindy Hughson, publisher of  APPEX media partners PKN, Food & Drink Business and Print21, brings you a round-up of the latest APPEX news and gives insights into what to expect at Australia's biggest exhibition for the processing and packaging industry.

Food & Drink Business

Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund will take a 25 per cent stake in JBS’s Australian and New Zealand operations, with Danantara Investment Management paying $3.5 billion (US$2.5 billion) in equity under a joint venture that gives the world’s largest protein producer up to US$5 billion to fund regional expansion.

Robotic Automation has been acquired by Varley Group, in a move both companies say will strengthen their ability to invest in automation and support Australian manufacturing.

Inghams Group Limited has significantly expanded its Victorian poultry breeding operations by partnering with ProTen, Australia’s largest corporate meat chicken grower.