This week's Top 5 stories

By Pippa Haupt | 26 October 2023

Take a look at the stories that caught everyone’s attention on the Food & Drink Business website this week: Sara Lee enters voluntary administration; Foodbank’s annual Hunger Report spotlights cost of living pressures; wine tarriffs set for review; Providoor returns, and Fever Tree’s global mixer success.

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Packaging News

Orora’s cans business drives Australian growth   Read more

Orora’s cans business drives Australian growth

Orora’s Australian cans operation has delivered another year of strong growth, helping the packaging group maintain steady underlying earnings despite challenging conditions across the glass market.

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13 Aug 2026
Amcor’s global expansion boosts Aussie packaging   Read more

Amcor’s global expansion boosts Aussie packaging

Amcor’s latest financial results point to a significantly expanded global packaging operation following its acquisition of Berry Global, with Australian packaging set to benefit from the global expansion.

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13 Aug 2026
KitKat trial puts Australian recycled PP on shelf   Read more

KitKat trial puts Australian recycled PP on shelf

In an initiative led by Viva Energy in partnership with Nestlé, a limited run of KitKat chocolate bars wrapped in locally manufactured recycled PP is rolling out to stores nationwide, demonstrating the potential for locally collected soft plastics to be returned to food-grade packaging in Australia.

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7 Aug 2026