Endeavour Foundation will create employment for more than 200 people with disabilities following the opening of a new $3.6 million food facility in Wacol, in south-west Brisbane.

Aldi Australia and logistics company CHEP have joined forces to launch a new version of CHEP's reusable plastic crate for fresh produce.

The AFGC has pointed to the latest national litter index as evidence that there are better, cheaper and more effective waste reduction alternatives to container deposit schemes.

Coffee shops at Foxtel Australia, News Limited, The Royal National Park, and the Museum of Sydney, are using new heat sensitive coffee lids.

In an Australian beverage industry first, Emma & Tom's is poised to move to bottles made from 100 per cent recycled Australian polyethylene terephthalate (rPET).

Aluminium coffee capsules, pre-sliced apples in plastic bags and mini size fruit drinks in cartons are among the finalists in the 2013 Unpackit Packaging Awards.

Current trends indicate food packaging will be smarter, smaller and more secure in the future.

A suggestion that high calorie foods be required to use plain packaging like tobacco products has been rejected by food experts attending the AIFST convention.

Woolworths is poised to launch a new "Meet the Grower" initiative on its packaged produce to boost its credentials as a supplier of local products.

Matthews Australasia has released new technology that uses LightSmart technology to eliminate use of backing paper for content and shipping labels.

Automated Packaging Systems’ new bag packaging system, the FAS SPrint Revolution, which is distributed locally by MPI Australia, has been designed with food packaging in mind.

It was a passion for healthy food that led entrepreneur Monica Meldrum to make a career switch to establish her own line of healthy, organic snacks for children.

Italy-based SIPA, represented in the local market by HBM Plastics & Packaging Technologies, has introduced a new line of machines pitched at companies entering the PET bottle market.

Label Power unveils its new HP Indigo digital label press and Digicon label finishing line to meet the most demanding high-quality label needs.

As media consumption continues to become more fragmented, it’s harder than ever to find the best way to communicate with customers.

When Danone was looking to add a new variety to its yoghurt range, it realised it needed more than a single point of difference to stand out, not only from its own extensive product line, but also from the scores of competitors in what is a crowded retail category.