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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Packaging News

Visycell outperforms EPS, cuts microplastics impact   Read more

Visycell outperforms EPS, cuts microplastics impact

Visy has released independently verified lifecycle analysis results indicating its fibre-based insulation product, Visycell, delivers measurable environmental benefits compared with expanded polystyrene.

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23 Apr 2026
Visy readies workforce for Yatala glass plant   Read more

Visy readies workforce for Yatala glass plant

As construction progresses on its $500 million glass recycling and remanufacturing facility at Yatala in Queensland, Visy is ramping up efforts to prepare the workforce that will operate the site.

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23 Apr 2026
Uluu secures $2.1m to scale seaweed packaging   Read more

Uluu secures $2.1m to scale seaweed packaging

Perth-based materials company Uluu is set to scale production of its seaweed-based alternative to plastic packaging after securing $2.1 million through the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Program.

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23 Apr 2026