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The 2014 AIP National Conference is aboutNew Packaging Equipment - What Could Possibly Go Wrong? [by Jeremy Peacock senior navigator, CTPM], Current Packaging Trends in the United States [ by Rick Fox, chairman, Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute], Minimising the Guesswork [by Bruce Gunn, managing director,GunnLab]...

It's about in-depth explorations of questions you've asked and topics you need to understand fully to do your job and run your business in the best way possible. Forty of them in total.

The biennial conference, run by industry for industry, is designed for everyone, from packaging designers, technologists and engineers to sales and marketing people. And it is the largest packaging conference of its kind in Australia and New Zealand.

The 2014 AIP National Conference: Packaging & Innovation Excellence is where delegates from all facets of the packaging industry of both technologist and management levels (such as development, marketing, production, supply chain and logistics personnel) to equipment suppliers, raw material providers, users of packaging, retailers and consumers, will congregate to share knowledge and expand their contacts.

Speakers comes from leading companies such as Mondelez International, Kimberly Clark, Campbell Arnotts, LION, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Simplot, O-I Asia Pacific and Amcor Flexibles.

If you haven't booked your place yet, now is the time to do it. Everything you need to know to book is here.

Food & Drink Business

The federal government has released the latest round of Industry Growth Program (IGP) recipients, alongside news that the program is going on indefinite hiatus following the 2026 Budget. Several food sector companies were awarded, including A-Culture Holding, Algenie, and VeraSys.

Asahi Group Holdings has appointed Nigel Parsons as CEO of Asahi Europe & International, taking over the role from Dragoș Constantinescu, who will depart at the end of June.

Integrated organic meat producer, Hewitt Foods, has entered into an agreement to acquire family-owned beef company, Nolan Meats, with the transaction expected to be completed in the second half of 2026.