Packaging, labelling & coding

Digital labelling trial proposal in NZ for certain imported food

21 November, 2025

The New Zealand Minister for Food Safety is seeking feedback on a proposal to enable a trial of digital labelling for certain imported food sold in designated retail stores.


Intelligent packaging solutions for the bakery industry

20 November, 2025

There have been many advancements in the bakery industry in recent years, particularly in the area of process and packaging machines.


Coca-Cola bottler in India boosts capacity for high season

19 November, 2025 | Supplied by: KHS Pacific Pty Ltd

Soft drinks bottler SLMG Beverages has increased the capacity at its facility in Chhata by 35% using an InnoPET TriBlock from KHS.


CCEP's reverse vending machine rollout

07 November, 2025

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' first RVM has opened in Moorabbin, with others planned across Australia to help boost recycling points for beverage container recycling.


Sidel EvoBLOW Laser

07 November, 2025 | Supplied by: Sidel Oceania Pty Ltd

Sidel introduced the EvoBLOW Laser to the Middle East at Gulfood Manufacturing 2025.


Smarter 'natural' packaging for food of the future

05 November, 2025

From food waste sugars into natural plastic films, researchers at Monash University are creating smarter bioplastics for single-use temperature-sensitive packaging applications.


Eye-catching lidding for a 'Wicked' dessert

03 November, 2025 | Supplied by: Jet Technologies

Jet Technologies partnered with Australian dessert brand Wicked Sister to deliver eye-catching packaging for its collaboration with Wicked: For Good, in cinemas on 20 November.


Amcor's progress with sustainable packaging innovations

28 October, 2025 | Supplied by: Amcor Global

Amcor released its fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Sustainability Report which highlights the company's progress on paper-based solutions and bringing recycle-readiness to flexible packaging applications.


Coles Liquor joins Sustainable Wine Roundtable Bottle Weight Accord

27 October, 2025

Coles Liquor and Wirra Wirra join the Sustainable Wine Roundtable Bottle Weight Accord (BWA), which now covers more than 1.5 billion bottles of still wine worldwide.


Sibeg Coca-Cola installs its first aseptic PET line

24 October, 2025 | Supplied by: Sidel Oceania Pty Ltd

The Coca-Cola bottler in Sicily installed a complete aseptic PET line from Sidel, which resulted in substantial savings in terms of water, energy, chemicals and plastic.


Shaking up kids' drinks using sustainable packaging

20 October, 2025 | Supplied by: Tetra Pak

Famous Soda Co has entered into the 'better for you' beverage space with its Kids Protein Shake, now packaged in sustainable Tetra Pak cartons.


Packserv four-head, 5 L pneumatic filling machine

20 October, 2025 | Supplied by: Packserv Pty Ltd

The pneumatic filling machine is suitable for food, pharmaceutical, HACCP and TGA-compliant facilities, and industrial, IECEx or ATEX-rated environments.


Mondi develops lighter banana box

17 October, 2025 | Supplied by: Mondi Group

Mondi has developed an improved banana box that is up to 10% lighter and made with around 40% recycled fibre.


What's on trend in the food supplements & nutrition market?

16 October, 2025 | Supplied by: Tetra Pak

To celebrate National Nutrition Week, Tetra Pak has released new research on the consumer trends driving the global and Australian food supplements and nutrition (FSN) market.


Recyclable cardboard punnet for tomatoes being trialled in Vic

03 October, 2025 | Supplied by: Opal

Costa, Coles and Opal are working together to trial a change of packaging for tomato punnets — from rPET plastic to recyclable cardboard.


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