• Industry update with Aleks Lajovic, Impact International
    Industry update with Aleks Lajovic, Impact International
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Australia’s manufacturing sector is facing a new wave of disruption, with supply chain instability, rising costs and shrinking local capability creating what Impact International managing director Aleks Lajovic describes as a “COVID 2.0” moment.

Speaking with PKN in a one-on-one video interview, Lajovic said the pressures currently impacting the plastics and packaging sector mirror the uncertainty experienced during the pandemic, but with a more fragile industrial base.

The conversation follows Lajovic's comments in an article on the resin crisis published in PKN last week, and his forthright opinion piece this week.

Food & Drink Business

Health and wellness food company OMG Group has reported FY26 net sales of around $6.1 million, up 49 per cent on the $4.1 million recorded in FY25. The company says it is expanding its Woolworths ranging, moving its matcha operation into commercial fulfilment, and establishing its first international distribution channels.

The National Food Council has released the key feedback gathered from stakeholders regarding the proposed scope of Australia’s National Food Security Strategy, announced in March 2025 and expected to be released in mid-2027.

Pure Foods Tasmania has closed FY26 with customer receipts up 30 per cent and its quarterly operating cash outflow more than halved, as the diversified food manufacturer continues its shift from restructure to growth.