This week's Top 5 stories

By Pippa Haupt | 6 October 2023

Take a look at the stories that caught everyone’s attention on the Food & Drink Business website this week: JBS's $77 million Dinmore investment; Beak & Johnston opens Sydney factory; Robert Iervasi joins SPC Global board; Eden Brew reaches $25m raise goal; and highlights from Alt Proteins 23. 

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APPMA Board election reaffirms strength of industry leadership   Read more

APPMA Board election reaffirms strength of industry leadership

In the 2025 APPMA Board elections, Mark Emmett of HMPS, Matt Nichol of Matthews Australasia, and Peter Bradbury of ABB have all been re-elected, reaffirming their continued leadership within Australia’s packaging and processing machinery sector.

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Great Wrap enters administration with AU$39m debt   Read more

Great Wrap enters administration with AU$39m debt

Melbourne-based sustainable packaging company Great Wrap has entered voluntary administration with debts of about AU$39 million, following years of financial losses and shifting market conditions.

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17 Oct 2025
Jamestrong brings aluminium slug production home   Read more

Jamestrong brings aluminium slug production home

Jamestrong Packaging has officially opened its new $8m aluminium casting line at Taree, NSW, reshaping Australia’s aerosol packaging supply chain by bringing aluminium slug production back onshore.

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