Germany is leading the way in PET bottle recycling, according to a study which has found PET bottles are recycled at a total of about 93.5%, while one-way deposit PET bottles have reached 97.9%. [ + ]

North America's Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies has released its 2016 Brand Protection and Product Traceability Market Research report, which predicts that counterfeiting will increase 3% per year worldwide. [ + ]

Bosch Packaging Technology has announced a change in its leadership, with Dr Stefan König to succeed Friedbert Klefenz as president on 1 January 2017. [ + ]

MUN Australia has received certification by HACCP Australia for its GloveOn range of nitrile, latex and vinyl disposable gloves. [ + ]

KION Group CEO Gordon Riske believes the acquisition of Dematic adds potential for further growth, with the creation of a company whose products and services encompass the entire supply chain. [ + ]

Breakthrough research by Nestlé scientists has discovered a way to reduce the sugar content in chocolate by up to 40%. [ + ]

Unpleasant odours from deep-fat frying could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to experiments conducted on the International Space Station. [ + ]

An Austrian team has developed a method for coating large volumes of granular material homogeneously. [ + ]

A US health advocacy group has called for a warning label on bacon, ham, hot dogs and other processed meat and poultry products to inform consumers that eating those foods is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. [ + ]

While beer and sparkling wine remain the popular choices in the festive season, research from Roy Morgan reveals more than a quarter of Australian adults consume spirits at least once in an average four weeks. [ + ]

Global catering provider Sodexo has partnered with WWF-UK to create 'Green & Lean', a healthier and more sustainable range of menu choices with a reduced environmental impact. [ + ]

Israel-based Algatechnologies has joined the FoodConnects consortium, a European Institute of Innovation & Technology Knowledge and Innovation Community comprising 50 leading companies, universities and scientific partners covering the entire food value chain. [ + ]

A partnership between food relief agency Foodbank and food businesses Manildra Group, MSM Milling, Rinoldi Pasta and Simplot Australia has delivered 40 million meals to people in need. [ + ]

The Cooperative Research Centre for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) has had a year of considerable achievement, as reported at its 2016 AGM and stakeholders' meeting. [ + ]

Nordic Wildfish has been working with the research company SINTEF to find ways to utilise the entire fish in its hauls of cod, pollock and haddock. [ + ]