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.

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.