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The ability to attract bright young peo- ple to a career in packaging and develop their critical thinking emerged as the key theme at the PKN + Food & Drink Business Women in Packaging break- fast, which kicked off the AIP Technical Forum. Creativity, critical thinking and collaboration,
and a rapidly changing work- place were some of the key points addressed, as well as a panel on education and training for the businesses of the future.
In what was claimed to be the biggest commitment of its kind by any bever- age company in Australia to date, Coca-Cola Australia and bottling part- ner Coca-Cola Amatil announced that by the end of 2019, 70 per cent of the plastic bottles manufactured for Coca- Cola Australia beverages would be made entirely from recycled plastic. This commitment would double the company’s use of recycled plastic across its beverage range, and slash its virgin plastic use by 16,000 tonnes.
Bega Cheese won a federal court case against US food giant Kraft Heinz, giving it the right to continue to use the distinctive “trade dress” associated with its peanut butter. The dairy company purchased Mon- delez Australia, a Kraft subsidiary, in 2017, and acquired its peanut butter business including assets and goodwill.
At the seventh annual Global Food Forum, packaging magnate and Visy chairman An- thony Pratt called upon the government to create a Minister for Food portfolio. Over 500 delegates heard Pratt urge for a new ministerial role at the federal level to cham- pion the needs of the $150 billion agri-food industry, in order to
make sure Australia can take its place at the global food ta- ble. He also empha- sised the impor- tance of exporting high value, pack- aged food products rather than just bulk commodities.
Packaged water brand
JUST Water launched
officially in Australia,
and PKN was invited
exclusively behind the
scenes to the packag-
ing facility and to
speak with the stake-
holders in the project
about what made this
water a “better solu-
tion”. The bottle, man-
ufactured by Tetra
Pak, is made of 82 per
cent renewable re-
sources, with the cap
and shoulder both be-
ing composed of plant-
based materials. Victoria’s Slades Beverag- es facility can produce up to 9000 bottles per hour.
Pact Group appointed Sanjay Dayal as managing director and CEO, with Ra- phael Geminder returning to
the role of non-executive
chair. Dayal joined the company from Bluescope Steel, where he served
as CEO for building products, corporate strategy, and inno- vation; he had also
held positions at Orica and ICI. Day- al’s appointment was the result of a unanimous deci- sion by Pact’s board of directors.
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ON THE COVER: Home-grown innovation from Caps & Closures achieved acclaim on the global stage, with the Melbourne company walking off with a trophy at the WorldStar Awards for its Precise Pour closure, which was developed for a customer who ex- pressed an interest in a tap that could pour through its centre. PKN spoke to MD Bren- don Holmes on the next disruptive innova- tions planned for the market.
Also at the PIDAs, the 2019 Young Pack- aging Professional of the Year award went to Karunia Adhiputra (Adhi), packaging technologist – Technical and Production, Nestlé Australia, for his de- velopment of the Australian Recycling Label program tracker and generator. The award provides incentive and rec-
ognition to young professionals who are both currently working and seek- ing to continue their career path, within the pack- aging industry.
At Hannover Messe 2019, the Tetra Pak connected packaging platform made its official debut, positioned as a means to transform milk and juice cartons into interactive information channels, full- scale data carriers, and digital tools. The company said it would benefit food pro- ducers as well as retailers and consumers, through the use of code generation, digital printing, and data management.
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