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CONTENTS OCTOBER 2021
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✷ REGULARS
05 NEWS
Fonterra | Snack Brands | Melrose Group | Sanitarium | Mars Wrigley | Lion | Nestlé
12 COVER STORY
Emma Morrison from GS1 explains how its National Product Catalogue and Smart Media can help brands online.
18 BY ASSOCIATION Colleen Bate reports on the inaugural APPMA Digital Lunchtime Series.
40 BEVERAGE PRODUCTION
Kerry | Pablo & Rusty Coffee
42 ENVIRONMENT MATTERS
tna solutions CEO Alf Taylor looks at sustainability and how to adapt packaging operations.
✷ INDUSTRY INSIGHT
08 Streaky, smoky & salty
From home hobby to bespoke premium bacon, Saltsmith founders Simon Lawry and David Ball are on a quest to see the porcine product crowned the ‘king of meats’. Varun Bodhi talks to them about their artisanal streaky bacon.
10 Opening a new way
Just launched Openway Food Co is intent on creating a health food company that operates a little differently than most. Kim Berry spoke it its founder Andrew Loader.
22 Milk without the moo
Eden Brew, a start-up formed by Australia’s largest dairy co-op, the venture fund of the nation’s scientific research body and a seasoned FMCG specialist says it has developed the technology to create animal-free dairy. Kim Berry writes.
✷ FOCUS
20 DairyBusiness
26 PackagingEquipment&Materials
32 PlantDesign&Fitout
✷ FEATURES
16 SMART BUSINESS Martech platform Brandcrush
is helping clients unlock new revenue through existing customer touchpoints with its media monetisation software. CEO and co-founder Teresa Aprile explains.
28 FLEXIBLE FUTURE Changing consumer demands and COVID-19 provide new challenges for food and beverage manufacturers. Baris Altay from SIG Combibloc explains why speed and flexibility are more imperative than ever.
32 TIME TO MOVE? Is it time to acquire a new manufacturing facility or renegotiate terms for an existing facility? Dylan O’Donnell from property advisory firm Lpc Cresa details the essential ingredients for a successful commercial lease negotiation.
44 SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT Aerofloat | Zip-Pak | A S Harrison & Co
46 PRODUCT NEWS 48 NEW IN STORE
50 REAR VIEW
Outgoing PepsiCo CEO Danny Celoni answers our Fast 5.
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ON THE COVER: A boom in ecommerce has seen an explosion of online sales, with competition fierce in an already overcrowded marketplace. High quality branding is critical to a well-oiled supply chain and growing sales across retail digital platforms. GS1 has the solution, read more on p14.
36 Hygiene&Safety
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