This week's Top 5 stories

By Pippa Haupt | 6 October 2023

Take a look at the stories that caught everyone’s attention on the Food & Drink Business website this week: JBS's $77 million Dinmore investment; Beak & Johnston opens Sydney factory; Robert Iervasi joins SPC Global board; Eden Brew reaches $25m raise goal; and highlights from Alt Proteins 23. 

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Packaging News

Unilever’s “realistic” plan scales back plastic targets   Read more

Unilever’s “realistic” plan scales back plastic targets

Under pressure from shareholders to cut costs, Unilever has released a revised sustainability strategy that CEO Hein Schumacher describes as “unashamedly realistic”, while critics call it shameful.

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22 Apr 2024
IPE Pack Oceania appoints new MD   Read more

IPE Pack Oceania appoints new MD

Warwick Armstrong is the new managing director IPE Pack Oceania, joining the company with a wealth of experience in the Australian packaging industry, and deep knowledge of equipment and materials.

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19 Apr 2024
ACCC clamps down on GLAD bags greenwashing   Read more

ACCC clamps down on GLAD bags greenwashing

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'.

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18 Apr 2024