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Welcome to Shelf Shout, presented by Food & Drink Business and PKN Packaging News, where we take a look at the latest trends, new products and packaging across a range of food and beverage categories.

Packaging News

Three months after fears of a plastics supply crisis first rippled through Australia's packaging sector, the immediate sense of alarm has eased. Supply chains are still under pressure, prices remain elevated, and uncertainty persists, but PKN's conversations across the packaging value chain suggest the industry has shifted from crisis response to resilience management.

Australia’s first National Environmental Protection Agency has appointed veteran public sector leader John Bradley as its inaugural CEO, ahead of the agency’s official launch on 1 July.

Australian packaging innovation is up for global recognition at the 2026 Sustainability Awards, with Heliograf and Vert Design's compostable soy sauce fish shortlisted in the Renewables category.