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The digital edition of our bumper June edition is now available for your reading pleasure

Some of my picks:

Head of Arnott's R&D Treating David Landers was as passionate about his job as many of us are about some of their biscuits. He talks us through how Arnott's develops new biscuits as well as new forms of existing favourites. Read here.    

Oakey Beef Exports is the only company in Australia with a particular biogas generation facility doing great things. Read here.  

One thing the Food & Drink Business team loves writing about is innovation and people doing remarkable things. The Food Recycle project is one such story. Read here

In my first week in the editor's chair, I headed to Byron Bay for a Macadamia Australia event. In the process I spent the morning with the Brook family, of Brookfarm muesli and snack foods fame. They have also embarked on a distillery and Pam Brook is now impatiently waiting for their first whisky to mature. In the meantime, they are making award winning gins and a macadamia liqueur. Read here.

Please don't hesitate to get in touch with story ideas and news. Email me at editor@foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au.

 

Packaging News

The ACCC has instituted court proceedings against Clorox Australia, owner of GLAD-branded kitchen and garbage bags, over alleged false claims that bags were partly made of recycled 'ocean plastic'.

In news that is disappointing but not surprising given the recent reports on the unfolding Qenos saga, the new owner of Qenos has placed the company into voluntary administration. The closure of the Qenos Botany facility has also been confirmed.

An agreement struck between Cleanaway and Viva Energy will see the two companies undertake a prefeasibility assessment of a circular solution for soft plastics and other hard-to-recycle plastics.