PLAY PKN: Video News Bulletin 22 January

In the news this week: APCO, Martogg Group, Sally Williams, OF Pack, One Paper, OF Resource Recovery, WPO, Planet Protector Packaging, Sealed Air, Platypus Print Packaging, NCI Packaging, Birdstone Collective, Coca-Cola Amatil, Brownes Dairy Group, Ecolean, Disruptive Packaging, and Pact Group

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Food & Drink Business

End Food Waste Australia (EFWA) and Hort Innovation have launched a new research program to tackle the challenges of harvest surplus and losses on-farm – a $2.5 billion opportunity for vegetable growers.

The federal government has confirmed it will not proceed with the Tax Laws Amendment (Incentivising Food Donations to Charitable Organisations) Bill 2024, saying the legislation contains “deficiencies that compromise its policy intent”, even as food insecurity remains at record levels across Australia.

A lot of food and beverage brands look strong when they’re small. They have one product, one pack, one clear idea and then they grow. That’s usually when things start to unravel, not all at once, but quickly enough to matter. The Creative Method founder and creative director, Tony Ibbotson, explains why – and growth is not the problem.