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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 ingredients company, IFF, has submitted a new heart health claim for isolated soy protein, which has been accepted by Food Standards Australia New Zealand.

When production began at Bulla’s new ice cream factory in Colac, Victoria, in late 2025, the moment carried more than just operational significance. Food & Drink Business was there for the official factory opening, thanks to engineering and automation specialists, Process Partners, which was embedded in the site for the factory’s planning and construction. 

The federal government is developing a new Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme livestock method with Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), which will allow farmers to earn ACCUs through low-emissions livestock management.