A new book available from the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) examines how and why leading companies are taking responsibility for the environmental impact of their products and packaging. [ + ]

Cook-at-home meal kit delivery service HelloFresh has expanded to the Northern Territory, with orders for Darwin and its surrounding areas now available. [ + ]

Fonterra's dairy ingredients business, NZMP, is looking for a bigger slice of the $10 billion sports nutrition market with a new protein ingredient that delivers 10% more protein than other standard whey protein offerings. [ + ]

A new strategy devised for Australia's vegetable industry aims to increase the value of vegetable exports to $315 million by 2020, a rise of 40%. [ + ]

Registrations are now open for the 2017 National Technical Forums. Featuring 42 international and local speakers over four days, the 2017 National Technical Forums are another reason to make sure you attend AUSPACK. [ + ]

Make something bigger and everyone hugely underestimates the increase; make something smaller and everyone notices — and if it's food they are not happy. [ + ]

Food Standards Australian New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on an application to permit the use of an enzyme as a processing aid for cereal-based products. [ + ]

Recent acquisitions by Digi International have strengthened its position as a cold chain provider in the foodservice industry. [ + ]

The latest edition of the AFGC CHEP Retail Index has predicted that a lift in retail turnover growth over the December quarter will be short-lived, with the early months of 2017 expected to see a return to the trend of slowing growth that characterised 2016. [ + ]

Fonterra has developed a new white butter product to meet growing demand from manufacturers in the Middle East market. [ + ]

Group Homes Australia General Manager Jonathan Gavshon merges his twin passions for aged care and cooking by teaching carers how to cook traditional 'Aussie' food for older Australians. [ + ]

A US chain is gearing up for national expansion, based on a model of prepared food that is fast and healthy. [ + ]

Liteez is a next-gen, dual-purpose meringue kiss sweetener that can melt in hot drinks or be enjoyed as an ultralow-calorie sweet treat. Two Liteez contain about two calories instead of the 20 calories in one teaspoon of table sugar. [ + ]

Swedish supermarket chain ICA is going to eliminate millions of packaging units by having its organic fruits and vegetables laser marked, rather than packed in plastic foil or having stickers applied. [ + ]

It's possible that augmented reality (AR) will transform packaging into a dynamic marketing tool that will to revolutionise the industry. And you can be one of the first to experience this. [ + ]