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Click here to read the September/October print edition of the APPMA Machinery Matters online.

In this edition, the continuing challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic are discussed. Here, APPMA chairman Mark Dingley discusses the obstacles and opportunities during the economic recovery period.

On page 3 you can find a report on the APPMA’s first-ever virtual annual general meeting and read about the recent board elections; two directors held their seats, while one new director was announced.

Also, on pages 4 and 5, there is a roundup of headlines from APPMA members from the past two months, including news from KHS, Foodmach, Jet Technologies, Profile Solutions, HMPS, SMC, and Herma.

And finally, on page 6 you'll find an article on the benefits of automation in minimising food product recalls, and on page 7, we look at a Krones installation at a Taiwanese microbrewery.

Machinery Matters is published bi-monthly in partnership with the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association, as a supplement to PKN Packaging News and Food & Drink Business.

Food & Drink Business

Oat Milk Goodness (OMG) Group’s Barista Oat Milk will now be available in over 350 additional Woolworths supermarkets from November, with the brand receiving a notice of distribution increase for its popular oat milk.

The impact of Woolworths reducing Ingham’s supply contract became clear on Friday, when the country’s largest chicken processor presented its FY25 results and reported a 10.2 per cent drop in net profits to $89.8 million. Revenue was $3.1 billion, a drop of 1.5 per cent.

Bega Group reported $3.5 billion in revenue for FY25, with $165 million in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). But restructuring costs from “transformational business improvement initiatives” impacted the business.