APPEX 2024 update with ASC's Tony Bowyer

APPEX 2024 is fast approaching, and in this video, Lindy Hughson, publisher of APPEX media partners PKN, Food & Drink Business and Print21speaks to managing director of Automation Systems & Controls (ASC), Tony Bowyer, about his thoughts on the upcoming event and what to expect from ASC, who will be exhibiting on Stand F55.

APPEX is taking place on 12-15 March at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Free registration is open now.

Food & Drink Business

Mars Australia & New Zealand has appointed Karim Lokhandwala as its new chief customer officer of Petcare, commencing 1 June. The news comes as applications open for the company’s Next Generation Pet Food Program with Big Idea Ventures – now in its third year.

Simson's Pantry received the Best NPD Award for its High Protein Souvlaki, which delivers 10g of protein per serve while still maintaining the texture, flexibility and versatility consumers expect. By combining functional nutrition with everyday usability, the company has successfully introduced a new point of differentiation within the Australian flatbread category.

Freshwater Bev Tech has received this year's Gamechanger Award for its patent-pending unpasteurised production process, developed specifically to preserve bio-active compounds in the company's functional beverage brand, SUMMi Soda.