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Almost 98 per cent of Longtable Group shareholders voted to change the company’s name to Maggie Beer Holdings at a 16 July shareholder meeting.

Earlier this month the company told the ASX it would better reflect the principal brand for the company.

The company has recorded strong sales of Maggie Beer products during COVID-19 due to more people cooking from home and Beer airing a cooking show that had more than four million views.

Performance by the company’s other two brands - Saint David Dairy and Paris Creek Farm - were also improving.

The company had a C-suite exodus at the end of 2019, with Chantale Millard now CEO and Reg Weine appointed chair in March this year.

Packaging News

APCO has released its 2022-23 Australian Packaging Consumption and Recovery Data Report, the second report released this year in line with its commitment to improving timeliness and relevance of data. 

The AFGC has welcomed government progress towards implementing clear, integrated and consistent changes to packaging across Australia, but says greater clarity is needed on design standards.

It’s been a tumultuous yet progressive year in packaging in Australia, with highs and lows playing out against a backdrop of uncertainty caused in part by the dangling sword of DCCEEW’s proposed Packaging Reform, and in part by the mounting pressure of rising manufacturing costs. Lindy Hughson reviews the top stories for 2024.