PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 30 June

In the news: Recopak, Pact Group, Aldi Australia, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation - 2023 APCO Annual Awards, Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association - APPMA Awards of Excellence, Australian Institute of Packaging - new president.

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Food & Drink Business

Tasmanian distillery Sullivans Cove has taken out World’s Best Single Cask Single Malt at the 2026 World Whiskies Awards in London, its fourth global title and a record in the competition’s history.

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.