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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

Australia's environment ministers have declared packaging reform urgent and named soft plastics as an initial priority, but offered no firm timetable or regulatory commitments. SPSA has welcomed the soft plastics focus, while Boomerang Alliance and WMRR have raised concerns about the lack of concrete action.

Economic analysis commissioned by SPSA estimates national recycling reforms could deliver up to $278m in net productivity gains and stimulate up to $2.6b in capital investment each year.

A cross-sector open letter is urging national leaders to agree on a pathway for regulated producer responsibility schemes at the September Environment Ministers Meeting.