PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 12 April

In the news: Smurfit Kappa, WestRock, BioPak, Huskee, Visy, Pact Group, Orora, Sustainable Packaging Coalition, Women in Packaging Awards.

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Food & Drink Business

Knorr, Hellmann’s, Maille and Frank’s will sit under McCormick’s roof in a transaction that marks Unilever’s exit from food manufacturing and the second-largest food deal in history.

Fonterra Co-operative Group has completed the sale of Mainland Group to French dairy giant Lactalis, closing a divestment process that began in mid-2024 when the co-op announced a strategic shift to become a pure-play global B2B dairy provider.

A potential combination of the world’s second and fifth largest spirits companies would create a $43.6 billion (US$30 billion) global player, second only to Diageo.