• Mike Cowan, MD Le Mac Australia, at Foodpro 2017.
    Mike Cowan, MD Le Mac Australia, at Foodpro 2017.
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PKN spoke to Mike Cowan, MD of The Le Mac Australia Group, at Foodpro 2017 in Sydney this week, about the company's colourful new beverage packaging solutions for the craft beer and wine sectors.

From holographic shrink films for the craft beer sector to glittery shrink sleeves for sparkling wine, and a patented paper gift pack Le Mac had plenty of options to share with the Foodpro audience.

MD Mike Cowan takes us through some new concepts in this video:

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