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There's never a dull moment in the dynamic Australasian packaging industry, with M&A activity, leadership changes, and product innovation keeping our news desk busy all year long.

From Orora's booming growth over the financial year, to the Australian Government's pledge to make all packaging in the country reusable, compostable or recyclable by 2025, to needles in strawberries and plastic bags out of supermarkets, to the first ever Print21 + PKN LIVE joint event, 2018 was a rollercoaster of a year for the packaging industry... and PKN was there to cover all the news highlights.

See our review of the year that was in the latest issue of PKN magazine.

Food & Drink Business

Asahi Beverages has appointed Brian Phan to the expanded role of chief commercial officer, which combines both of the company's commercial and growth functions.

Australia's functional beverage market may be booming, but according to Sunraysia, consumers haven't fundamentally changed what they want from beverages.

The tax office will lift compliance action against operators exploiting the $400,000 alcohol remission, six weeks after the cap increased. The Spirits Council says enforcement alone will not fix it.