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Growth, independence and the entrepreneurial spirit
HELLO there.
We have an absolutely packed issue for you this month with four major features covering everything from dairy processing to plant safety.
Our cover story on the collaboration between Brownes Dairy and Tetra Pak shows what is possible when companies collaborate. Read about how the two worked together to deliver an Australian first for dairy packaging on page 16.
Our plant design and fitout feature starts on page 24 and is full of success
stories about business growth and entrepreneurial spirit. For example, Fine Food Holdings’ new plant has the capacity to produce a staggering 250,000 crackers an hour. Read about it on page 26.
Independent grocery chain Drakes Supermarkets has drawn a very big line in the sand by formally separating itself from wholesale supplier Metcash and building its own $125 million, 55,000 square metre distribution centre. See page 28.
I visited Freedom Foods Group’s recently commissioned Ingleburn factory on Sydney’s western fringe. I was curious to see what a facility for the fastest growing grocery goods company in Australia looks like. It looks huge, that’s what it looks like. You can find out about the company’s plant
design and fitout process on page 24, and how it builds
safety into every aspect of its business in our Hygiene & Safety special on page 38.
Don’t forget our regular features: in Rising Star (page 12)
we talk to the Williams family about their successful camel milk business; Blue Sky (page 8) features a Q&A with Joyce Tan from Allen’s about the company’s foray into lower sugar sweets; while in Smart Business (page 10) GS1’s Maria Palazzolo explains why its Smart Media platform works for food and beverage businesses.
Onward.
KIM BERRY
WHAT’S COMING UP
January/February 2019
TRENDS REPORT 2020
We kick the year off with a look
at emerging consumer trends and product innovations to watch for the next 12 months.
PLUS:
• Fresh Produce • Cold Storage &
Transport
• Dairy Processing
If your company has any exciting new products or is involved in any innovative projects in these areas, contact Food & Drink Business editor Kim Berry on editor@foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au.
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