• Grants to help SMEs in Victoria keep packaging waste out of landfills are now available.
    Grants to help SMEs in Victoria keep packaging waste out of landfills are now available.
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The past two months have seen many developments in the sustainability space. The November/December issue includes a roundup of these innovations.

Determining how sustainable an item of packaging is requires much more than looking at its recyclability. While recycling is an important piece of the sustainability puzzle, it is certainly not the only one. Tetra Pak commissioned a market-first comparative lifecycle assessment of food and beverage packaging in Australasia, and its findings may surprise some.

Food & Drink Business

The Rouge Homme wine brand has been re-acquired by the Redman family, 60 years after it was sold to Lindeman’s Wines, owned by Treasury Wine Estates (TWE).

The Melbourne Royal Food Awards are gearing back up for 2026, introducing several major category additions and returns. Entries are now open for leading food producers across Australia to benchmark their products against the nation’s best.

Pure Foods Tasmania (PFT) has appointed Robert (Rob) Knight as CEO and managing director, effective 1 July. He takes over from Malcolm McAully, who has led the company as executive chairman since the resignation of former CEO Michael Cooper in July 2024.