• 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

Alcoholic RTD brand, Barry, has completed a crowd-sourced funding campaign of almost $2,765,000 through OnMarket, supported by over 1880 investors. The raise broke OnMarket’s record twice for single-day sign-ups during the expression of interest (EOI) phase.

Mondelēz International has marked the 50th anniversary of its Scoresby confectionery factory with an $8 million investment in new packaging technology designed to support future growth and manufacturing capability in Australia.

Ready-to-drink cocktail company, Curatif, has opened expressions of interest for its upcoming crowd-sourced funding raise through OnMarket. Since its 2019 launch, Curatif has become one of the most awarded premium RTD cocktail brands, and is gearing up for international and on-premise expansion.