A group of packaging professionals gathered in a virtual room on Wednesday to thrash out the problems and hurdles that stand in the way of realising a closed loop, circular economy for packaging materials.

During the keynote session for the third day of the virtual AIP Australasian Packaging Conference, two experts gave an in-depth presentation on the nitty gritty of how to foster a circular economy for packaging materials.

Freedom Foods Group has extended its voluntary suspension from trading to 30 November. The company had extended its suspension to 30 October in July when the scale of its financial woes were being realised.

Understanding human decision making and interventions that can convert customers, as well as sustainability, passion and purpose for packaging, led this morning’s discussion at the 2020 Women in Packaging forum.

The final stages of Asahi Beverages’ $16 billion acquisition of Carlton & United Breweries is almost complete, with news Heineken N.V. will acquire the five cider and beer brands Asahi had to divest for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to approve the deal.

Bundaberg Sugar Limited (BSL) will close its Bingera sugar mill before the 2021 crush as it looks to streamline its operations through its Millaquin Mill.

In the Australian Institute of Packaging virtual conference Save Food Packaging & Food Waste session, panellists stressed the scale of what needs to be done to halve food waste by 2030.

CC Amatil has received a $9 billion non-binding indicative proposal from Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) of $12.75 cash per share.

Workers at one of the country’s largest egg packaging facilities, Huhtamaki, will go on strike this Friday, affecting the daily packaging of 7.5 million eggs, and disrupting supply to supermarkets, cafés and restaurants nationwide.

Pure Foods Tasmania will now have four of its Woodbridge Smokehouse products available in the South Australia independent retail market, strengthening its distribution partnership with Monde Nissin.

Select Harvests Limited is set to acquire Piangil Almond Orchard for $129 million, as the company continues to grow and optimise its almond orchard base in the north-west Victoria region.

Marley Spoon CEO Fabian Siegel said the company was pleased with results, with revenue more than doubling and Q3 reporting a 118 per cent increase on the prior corresponding period (PCP), as the company seeks to raise $56 million for global growth.

Pandemic-driven disruption of consumer behaviour and trends has caused manufacturers to shift in more ways the one, industry experts discussed in an online forum hosted by Dassault Systèmes.

Healthy ingredients and label transparency are more important to consumers than ever before following the COVID-19 pandemic, says a new global survey.

Victoria’s Camel Milk Co will receive a $25,000 small-scale and craft program grant from the state government to support the purchase of a new pasteuriser and dairy filler at its farm.

Dairy processors have led the way when it comes to the COVID-19 pivot. Australian Dairy Products Federation executive director Janine Waller writes about how the sector has performed.