PIDA Awards now open
10 December, 2024The 2025 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards are now open for entries in Australia and New Zealand.
Powdered plant milk designed to cut packaging and emissions
18 November, 2024Bare*ly Mylk, a startup founded by Monash University alumni, has developed powdered plant milk to reduce packaging and related transportation emissions.
Cadbury packaging receives a recycled-plastic boost
13 November, 2024In the UK and Ireland, Mondelēz International is moving to 80% recycled plastic packaging for its Cadbury chocolate bars.
MasterFoods trials paper tomato sauce packs
11 November, 2024MasterFoods is trialling paper-recyclable, single-serve tomato sauce packs, which have 58% less plastic than the original packaging.
Unboxing accessible packaging
31 October, 2024This AIP webinar will provide insights from consumers living with disabilities and showcase resources that can aid in designing inclusive packaging.
Linerless packaging design for kiwi fruit rebrand
28 October, 2024Global kiwi supplier Zespri has collaborated with Tesco for its packaging revamp that is designed to be fully recyclable.
Designing packaging to meet both food and packaging waste targets
21 October, 2024 by Nerida Kelton, FAIP Executive Director – AIP; Vice President Sustainability & Save Food – WPOOne of the challenges for packaging design is to find the right balance between meeting food waste targets and, at the same time, achieving packaging waste targets.
Recyclable punnets for blueberries on trial
17 October, 2024Mountain Blue has partnered with packaging company Opal to trial a plastic-free cardboard packaging for its Eureka blueberries at Coles.
Henkel coatings and Panverta CPP films for dry food packaging
11 October, 2024Together with Panverta CPP, Henkel Adhesive Technologies has developed films with an improved oxygen barrier layer, allowing the number of packaging layers to be reduced.
Johnnie Walker trials 90% paper-based bottle for its whisky
03 October, 2024Johnnie Walker is trialling a 90% paper-based bottle for its Black Label whisky at its 1820 bar in Edinburgh.
Baking up a recyclable paper-based packaging for bread
02 October, 2024Mondi has partnered with Welton, Bibby & Baron to introduce recyclable paper-based bread bags to retail shelves in the UK.
Have your say about packaging reform in Australia
30 September, 2024The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has announced that the public consultation on packaging regulatory reform is now open.
Aussie food bosses urge consumers to buy 'Australian-owned'
25 September, 2024Research has highlighted that many Aussie consumers are unknowingly buying foreign-owned products in their attempt to buy ‘Aussie-owned’.
Seventh AIP State of Industry Webinar — path for soft plastics
25 September, 2024Registrations are open for the seventh AIP State of Industry Webinar to be held on 6 November at 10 am (AEDT).
Johnnie Walker reveals its lightest Scotch whisky bottle
24 September, 2024Johnnie Walker unveils its lightest Scotch whisky glass bottle to date, which weighs just 180 g without the closure and is only available as a limited release.
