The news you need to know: September 2026

Welcome to the September edition of PLAY, your monthly wrap-up of the biggest stories shaping Australia's food and beverage manufacturing industry. This month it is wine restructuring in public, a court fight between a listed cannery and its former chair, capital going into protein, and a world title. Let's get into it.

Packaging News

Orora has celebrated 50 years of operation at its Revesby site, recognising generations of local manufacturing, skilled employment and support for Australia’s beverage supply chain.

Phil Biggs has been elected chair of the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association, succeeding Rob Marguccio, with Rosanne Jessop and Mark Emmett continuing in their roles.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has completed a $39.7 million manufacturing upgrade at its Kewdale facility in Western Australia, installing a high-speed can production line that increases capacity by more than 40 per cent and lifts production speeds to 1500 cans per minute.