PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 28 March

In the news: Zipform Packaging, Soft Plastic Stewardship Australia, Visy, Stone & Wood, Lion, Novelis, Rio Tinto, Hive Awards, Allied Beverages, Chobani, Close the Loop, Grove Juice, MeAgain, Avery Dennison, Women in Packaging.

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Food & Drink Business

As of 1 September, Australian Wine Holdco’s (AWL) global wine business, Vinarchy, has assumed full distribution of its wine portfolio acquired from Pernod Ricard in May – including Jacob’s Creek, Stoneleigh, Church Road and Campo Viejo.

After a difficult year for beverage alcohol in 2024, brand owners are facing up to an ever more complex and changeable marketplace. Beverage alcohol data and intelligence agency, IWSR, identifies and examines the six key trends driving beverage alcohol in 2025.

The winning products of the 2025 Healthy Food Guide Awards have been announced, with over 150 products from across supermarket shelves recognised for their nutritional value, including Allied Pinnacle’s high-fibre flour collaboration with Woolworths.