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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

Global cold-chain logistics company, NewCold, has officially opened its $200 million freezer expansion, adding 80,000 pallet positions to Australia’s largest automated cold-storage operations.

Australia’s dairy sector is expected to continue growing in 2026/27 – although at a more measured pace – as global dairy markets enter a period of transition, according to Rabobank's latest report.

Roma Foods has recently donated more than 11 tonnes of Australian-made gluten free products to support Australians experiencing food insecurity.