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Click here to read the November/December print edition of APPMA's Machinery Matters online.

In this edition, APPMA chairman Mark Dingley looks back on the unprecedented challenges that 2020 presented and looks forward to the opportunities and pitfalls of 2021 and beyond. He says there is no doubt that Australia’s processing and manufacturing industries will play a major role in the country’s economic recovery.

Also, in the APPMA News, you can read about the recently released and updated APPMA Members Directory, replete with information on the association’s 128 full members.

Further, we feature a roundup of major headlines from APPMA members from the past two months, including news from tna, SMC, Matthews Australasia, Kalfass, Jet Technologies, Result Group, and Ravenwood.

And finally there is an article about the role of wireless technology in production and a case study looking at a system Nord Drivesystems delivered for a bakery.

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.