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

The September/October issue of Machinery Matters is out now.
The September/October issue of Machinery Matters is out now.

In this edition, APPMA chairman Mark Dingley talks about the importance of wellbeing and support during these challenging times, and looks forward to the year ahead.

Also, in the APPMA news, you can read about the recent Digital Lunchtime Series which launched on 17 September, the new APPMA Associate membership category and the support available to members during the pandemic.

In addition, we feature a roundup of news headlines from APPMA members regarding Foodmach’s new BMX project, the ADDE and OTTO partnership, Fletcher and SMC working on sustainable solutions together, the new Krones Ecosystem digital activity platform; as well as Opal and Bandall’s ink distribution agreement across ANZ.

Finally, there are articles on the results of an in-depth study on tackling food waste, launched by APPMA and RMIT; as well as Victorian-based Sou’West Brewery’s new brewery in Torquay.

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

After a strong performance on the international awards circuit this year, Tasmanian distillery Callington Mill has secured four European distribution partnerships – expanding its profile into Belgium, France, Germany, and Poland.

With Australian and international supply chains under pressure, and resilient capability becoming increasingly critical, the federal government has updated the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy and released a new National Action Plan.

More than a year after Fonterra Co-operative Group raised the prospect of divesting its global Consumer and associated businesses, it has agreed to sell it to global French dairy giant, Lactalis, for AU$3.479 billion (NZ$3.845 billion).