PLAY PKN: Video News Bulletin 2 July

In the news this week: Plastic Free July, Fed Govt plastic waste export ban, Pact Group, Cleanaway, Coles Group, Vic govt glass recycling boost, Packaging Forum NZ, Foodpro, PacPrint. 

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Food & Drink Business

An $8 million federal government grant program aimed at accelerating Australia’s seaweed industry has delivered new research capability, production infrastructure and international collaboration to support commercial growth of Asparagopsis, the methane-inhibiting seaweed used in livestock feed supplements.

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and NSW producer, The Gourmet Goat Lady, have completed a proof-of-concept project demonstrating that goat salami can be safely manufactured and sold in Australia, opening a new value-added opportunity for the goatmeat sector.

The Western Australian government has invested $437,500 in the state’s agrifood and beverage sector as part of its Value Add Investment Grant program, with funding going towards feasibility studies that support business expansion, diversification, and growth.