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NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2020
OOD & DRINK COMPANIES 2020
WWW.FOODANDDR
CONTENTS NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2020
✷ REGULARS 06 NEWS
The top clicks of 2020.
08 SHOW WRAP
Our Women in Packaging event was a virtual affair this year.
58 HEADLINE MAKERS
We wrap up the news year with a look at the big stories of 2020.
70 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Despite the uncertain times, the food and beverage industry showed it slows for no one.
✷ FEATURES
07 FROM
THE MINISTER
Federal Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews says it is a new era of Australian manufacturing with the food and beverage sector playing a major role.
74 SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT An industry showcase from Kerry | Robotic Automation | Westgold | Hydroflux | S&J Industrial | Nelson Silos | OzCor | E-Plas | Schmitz Cargobull | MTA Australasia | AMS | CitySoft
✷ PLUS
MACHINERY MATTERS
Food & Drink Business and APPMA bring you this regular special supplement, focused on news, trends, and technology relevant to the Australasian packaging and processing machinery sector.
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✷ INDUSTRY INSIGHT
12 INDUSTRY
UPHEAVAL REVIEW
We asked three industry leaders about the year that was and what the future holds.
Kim Berry reports.
AUSTRALIA’S
100 F
INKBUSINESS.COM.AU
INTRODUCING
MACHINERY AS A SERVICE
27 Australia’s Top 100
In collaboration with our research partner IBISWorld, we present Australia’s Top 100 Food & Drink Companies 2020 report.
20 Grounded takes flight Grounded Foods co-founder Veronica Fil shares how the team is championing sustainability with its cauliflower and hemp seed cheese in the US. Doris Prodanovic writes.
72 Goals for a better future Founding director of Food & Nutrition Australia Sharon Natoli mapped our 2019 Top 100 against the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
✷ FOCUS
24 RisingStars2020Recap
27 Top100CompaniesReport
58 YearinReview:Headline Makers, Movers & Shakers, Mergers & Acquisitions
16 COVER STORY Transforming a series of machines into a fully functioning packaging line requires more than just conveying. Foodmach CEO Earle Roberts writes.
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