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THE LAST WORD
From the source
There have been highs, there have been lows – here is a selection of this year’s best quotes from industry leaders.
“ This is certainly not the company’s finest “ hour... This is fairly raw, and we’re looking at everything. These matters have only arisen in
the last 24-48 hours and we learnt about a lot
of it just today.”
COVID-19 restrictions caused the channel mix to undergo a seismic shift, with a massive redirection of people moving to purchasing beverages through ecommerce channels and supermarkets.”
Australian Beverages Council CEO Geoff Parker
“ Now is the time to know the capabilities of our wider business community and start the conversation about supporting each other – even if they’re not in the same category. If we can provide insights, suggestions or manufacturing capability that can help others navigate complex times, we will. Procurement of ingredients, logistics, warehousing are all considerations, Aussie manufacturers may very well need to lean on each other as the fall out of COVID-19 becomes our new normal.”
Bundaberg Brewed Drinks CEO John McLean
“ These are unique times which require an
increased level of transparency and insight into
our business performance.”
✷ ADVERTISER LIST ADM Australia 86
AMS Instrumentation & Calibration 63
GS1 Australia
47 33 53 15 39
2 28 85 48
Matthews Australasia MAXUM Foods McCormick Foods Multipack LJM
Freedom Foods Group then chair Perry Gunner
“ This isn’t business as usual, but business as
unusual. You come out of these challenges with
different learnings, but you have to be open to
that. From a business owner’s perspective, it
creates the space where we can prioritise the
work we are meant to be doing, not the day-to-
day happenings that take away our focus.”
Carman’s Kitchen CEO Carolyn Creswell
“ Frankly, what we needed was disruption. Because, when they were called on, our manufacturers stepped up to deliver. This is not about recreating the past or reliving a golden era. It’s a newer, richer and more highly developed industry that we’re cultivating.”
Federal Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews
Treasury Wines Estate CEO Tim Ford
23, 26 Robotic Automation 19 67 Romer Labs 77 59 ROXSET Australia 61 55 Schmitz Cargobull Australia 65 37 S & J Industrial 13 49 SMC 71 41 TFG 57
TNA 11 Wellman Packaging 9
AMSL
APG Workforce
Avon Graphics
City Soft
Donaldson Australasia E-PLAS
Foodmach
HACCP Australia 79 Hawkins Watts
69 Heat and Control Insert HRS Heat Exchangers
51 Hydroflux Industrial 81 IBISWorld
43 IMCD Australia
Cover ITW Zip Pak Australia
MTA Australasia
Nelson Silos
OZCOR – Plastic Pallet
Perten Instruments of Australia 45 Plasdene Glass-Pak 5
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