• Another sale: Currie Group has sold the second HP Indigo 6K digital label press to Ultra Labels & Flexpack, announced at PacPrint. From left, HP Indigo's Craig Walmsley, Currie Group's Mark Daws, and Ross Fursey from Ultra Labels & Flexpack.
    Another sale: Currie Group has sold the second HP Indigo 6K digital label press to Ultra Labels & Flexpack, announced at PacPrint. From left, HP Indigo's Craig Walmsley, Currie Group's Mark Daws, and Ross Fursey from Ultra Labels & Flexpack.
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VIDEO: At printing industry trade show PacPrint, taking place in Melbourne this week, PKN spoke to Ross Fursey, MD of Ultra Labels & Flexpack, about the reason behind the company's purchase of the HP Indigo 6K digital label press, which is going into its Barossa Valley facility and will be used for printing wine labels.

HP Indigo technology is supplied by Currie Group in ANZ, and the company has the HP Indigo 6K on display, along with other printing technology, on its huge stand at PacPrint this week.

This is the second sale of an HP Indigo 6K digital label press Currie Group has announced so far at PacPrint this week, the first going to New Zealand printing company Soar Communications Group. (Read the full story here.)

Mark Daws, director of Labels & Packaging ANZ for Currie Group, joins Ross Fursey to weigh in on the sustainability credentials of the press. Click on the video below to see more.

 

Food & Drink Business

As the Australian functional beverage market continues to grow, emerging companies are still finding places to slot in. Alcohol recovery drink, Dodge, hit stores in mid-2022, and has taken off across the Asia-Pacific region with its science-backed formula and striking branding. Food & Drink Business spoke with co-founder, Braeden Leahy, about the product and plans for the future.

The former deputy chief of staff to the federal communications minister, Amanda Watson, has been appointed CEO of the Brewers Association of Australia (BAA).  Watson starts in the role on 14 July and replaces John Preston, who had been in the role for five years.

The Victorian government has invested $160,000 to support the sustainability and profitability of the state’s wine industry, matched by $240,000 from Wine Australia. The funds will help Wine Victoria to provide the wine industry with the knowledge, tools and resources needed to improve practices and outcomes.