PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 16 June

In the news: Aus Govt Packaging Legislation, Thankyou, Mitolo Family Farms, Detpak, Result Group, Hort Connections, Chobani, Our Revolution, MCC Verstraete, Van Dyke Press, Pilot Pen, Amcor.

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Food & Drink Business

Independent Liquor Group (ILG) has opened a $28 million, purpose-built distribution centre in Swanbank, Queensland. It’s the group’s most significant infrastructure commitment to the state.

Last week’s Ambitious Australia report is exactly the kind of signal our nation needs. The federal government, industry and innovation minister, Tim Ayres, and everyone who has contributed to this work have put forward a clear and positive vision. It speaks to a more coordinated, better funded, and more purposeful innovation system.

Advanced biomanufacturer, Cauldron Ferm, has raised $19 million in a Series A2 priced round led by Main Sequence Ventures, with participation from Horizons Ventures, SOSV, and NGS Super.