PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 18 August

In the news: Orora, Pact Group, Morrison & Co, Amcor, Phoenix Flexible, Licella, Mandatory Spirit Co, Newborne Packaging, Scholle/Sig, Bega, Bulletproof, Simply Nuts. 

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Food & Drink Business

Diageo has appointed Dave Lewis as its next CEO and executive director, as the global drinks company grapples with debt, US tariffs, and consumers’ drinking less alcohol. He starts on 1 January 2026.

The Kimberley Meat Company (KMC), the only commercial-scale abattoir in northern Western Australia, and its parent company, Yeeda Pastoral Company, have been acquired by TLP4 Australian Holdings, a subsidiary of Canadian government-owned investment fund, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo).

Foodservice distributor, PFD Food Services, is doubling the size of its Western Australian operations, with a new 22,290 square metre flagship facility set to open in ASCEND Industrial Estate, at Jandakot Airport, in October 2026.