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The PKN 60 Years Special features a section of company profiles that chronical the stories of some of the major organisations in our industry.

A highlight from the section is Jet Technologies’ celebration of its 40th anniversary of its founding by Albert Malki after emigrating from Italy. Heat and Control marked its 70 year milestone. Also, you can read the story of the rise of Currie Group over the past 70 years.

The other organisations in the section include

Food & Drink Business

Three weeks after its official opening, the $17.14 million Central Coast Food Manufacturing Innovation Hub at Ourimbah is preparing to welcome its first tenants. Food & Drink Business toured the facility to see the production spaces, pilot plant, and training programs designed to grow the region’s $2 billion food and beverage manufacturing sector.

Reploid Group is expanding into Oceania, with the launch of a new sales company in New Zealand. Reploid builds modular plants that use insect larvae to repurpose food waste, having the potential to fill the gap left by Goterra’s collapse into voluntary administration earlier this year.

Welcome to the July edition of PLAY, your monthly wrap-up of the biggest stories shaping Australia's food and beverage manufacturing industry. This month we're looking at court action, a major take-private deal, alleged tomato provenance fraud, new leadership and investment in manufacturing capability. Let's get into it.