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Famous Soda Co is stirring up the children’s nutrition category with its new Famous Kids Protein Shake, packaged in sustainable Tetra Brik Aseptic 250 Edge cartons by Tetra Pak. Read more
Packaging giant Amcor will cut about 300 jobs at three manufacturing sites in Victoria and Queensland, blaming the high value of the Australian dollar and increasing cost pressures.
Amcor has posted a record result for the half year ended 31 December 2012, with strong performances from the flexible packaging and rigid plastics businesses.
Organisers of AUSPACK PLUS 2013 have announced that due to high demand the exhibition floor space has been expanded by an additional 202 square metres of venue space.
Food giant Nestle has announced it plans to print QR codes on 97 per cent of its worldwide product packaging.
McDonalds has adopted QR codes on its packaging to help Australian customers track the origin of their food purchases.
A recent survey of ACT shoppers found 84 per cent now take their own bags to the shops all or most of the time.
New research showing that as much as half of the world's food is thrown away demonstrates the vital role packaging has to play in providing a solution to the problem.
KM Packaging has developed lidding films for ambient ready meals containing uncooked meat, vegetables and sauces that can extend shelf-life by up to 12 months.
Cardia Bioplastics has secured a $1.2 million annual supply contract to supply its renewable Biohybrid kitchen bags to the City District of Shanghai Pudong, in China.
As wine counterfeiting in export markets increases, the Australian wine industry welcomes a new tamper-evident screw-cap closure developed by Guala Closures Group.
A growing acceptance of shelf ready packaging (SRP) is changing the role of traditional bulk transport companies as they find themselves forced to move further into the packaging chain. Roland Tellzen reports on how two established pallet specialists are evolving to meet the challenge.
Guala Closures Australia has teamed up with O-I and De Bortoli Wines to launch what it claims is the first screw cap closure for sparkling wine.
Tetra Pak has unveiled four new features for its carton packaging portfolio, aimed at strengthening the environmental attributes of several of its leading products.
Coca-Cola Amatil has introduced the Mount Franklin Easy-Crush Bottle, which is made with 35 per cent less plastic and will cut its overall PET plastic use.
