Video News Bulletin: 26 October

In the news this week: Foodbank Australia’s Hunger Report, China wine tariffs, Sara Lee, Australian Meat Industry Council, IWSC winners, Vegemite turns 100

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Packaging News

Asahi Beverages says all plastic soft drink bottles it produces in Australia are now made from 100 per cent recycled plastic, excluding caps and labels. The conversion covers 350 million bottles a year.

Australian-headquartered, global fibre-based packaging manufacturer The Detmold Group has opened a 19,000-square-metre manufacturing and warehousing facility in India.

Orora’s Australian cans operation has delivered another year of strong growth, helping the packaging group maintain steady underlying earnings despite challenging conditions across the glass market.