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In this Interpack 2023 video interview, Alessandro Rocca from Cama Group and Tony DiNallo from J.L. Lennard talk to Lindy Hughson about Cama's latest chocolate picking line, which was on show at the event.

The turnkey picking line for naked chocolate has the ability to pick 400 pieces of chocolate per minute, and is great for confetionery and bakery products. It is comes with Industry 4.0 features.

Most recently, the machine was installed as a packaging solution for Hawaiian Host, an artisan chocolate manufacturer in the USA. 

Food & Drink Business

Tasmanian whisky producer Lark Distilling Co has closed FY26 with fourth quarter net sales of $5 million, up 44 per cent on the prior corresponding period (pcp), taking full year net sales to $18 million, a 15 per cent increase on FY25.

Lupin protein company, Wide Open Agriculture (WOA), has started winding down its German production facility as it shifts to a contract manufacturing model, with the ASX-listed business ending the June quarter with $1.27 million in cash and roughly 2.1 quarters of funding.

Every three years, Australia's food and beverage manufacturing industry gathers at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre for foodpro – and this year Food & Drink Business was there as an exclusive media partner of the foodpro Industry Hub. In two minutes, here's a taste of some of what caught our eye across the show floor – the latest in processing and packaging, automation and robotics, food safety, sustainability and AI, and the people behind it.