Snapsil easy-to-open, portion-controlled packaging
25 June, 2012Homegrown packaging innovator Snapsil, showcased its latest range of easy-to-open, portion-controlled packaging designs and manufacturing technology at the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) National Conference.
Retail-ready packaging set to be the norm
18 June, 2012 by Carolyn JacksonThe development and deployment of shelf-friendly or retail-ready packaging solutions was discussed during the Coles, Woolworths and ECRA panel at the 2012 AIP National Conference. The ‘big two’ supermarket chains want to see shelf-friendly packaging as the norm and are working with ECRA to assist the industry in developing robust, sustainable solutions.
Italian School Fruit Scheme uses NatureFlex compostable packaging
08 May, 2012Innovia Films are helping Italian school children learn healthy eating habits. Under the EU funded ‘Frutta nelle Scuole’ (School Fruit Scheme), children aged 6-11 years are given organic fruit wrapped in Innovia’s NatureFlex NVS each day at school.
Huhtamaki Callisto hot cups
04 May, 2012Huhtamaki has released a range of paper hot cups called Callisto. The cup offers a tactile extension to Huhtamaki’s current paper hot cup range. It encompasses an insulated air gap double-wall paper structure, feels more comfortable for holders and increases design possibilities for the foodservice industry.
Turn 2D barcodes into design elements
04 May, 2012Whether on labels or packaging or in magazines or on billboards, 2D barcodes are ubiquitous. But they don’t always make a stylish impression.Now there are ways to remedy this.
NatureFlex films’ renewable lightweight coffee pouches
04 May, 2012Innovia Films has developed a range of cellulose-based films that, when laminated together with other bio materials, can provide a fully renewable filmic structure suitable for coffee pouches - NatureFlex.
Plantic Technologies Plantic eco Plastic GPE
04 May, 2012Plantic Technologies has partnered with Braskem to add sugar cane-derived I’m green Polyethylene to Plantic’s eco Plastic ultrahigh-barrier product range.
Plantic Technologies Plantic eco Plastic trays and rollstock
04 May, 2012Plantic Technologies has developed ultrahigh-barrier plastic trays and rollstock that is claimed will improve freshness for meats, fish, pasta and smallgoods. The product has an oxygen transmission rate of less than one-tenth of 1% and creates a new class of ultrahigh-barrier packaging materials.
Sirane Sira-Flex Resolve wrapping film
02 May, 2012Shelf-life extension of between two and five days has been reported for fruit and vegetables using Sirane’s Sira-Flex Resolve wrapping film. Retail trials using the film have reported four additional days of shelf life for potatoes and similar results with other fruit and vegetables.
LINtop Star lidding films
30 April, 2012Linpac Packaging has released three films for the protein industry. The LINtop Star lidding films, for use in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) applications, have been designed to work with Linpac’s LINfresh EPS MAP and Rfresh/Fresh PET/PE trays, as well as all standard high-barrier EPS and rigid trays.
Returnable packaging and fit-for-purpose heat pads help Alba Edible Oils to grow
27 April, 2012Alba Edible Oils Chief Executive Officer and company director Ashley Palmer explains how CHEP’s returnable packaging system - featuring the HACCP certified Unicon Plus - has proven more cost-effective for Alba than a one-way packaging system.
Fairytale ending for compostable packaging film
25 March, 2012Innovia Films’ compostable cellulose-based material, NatureFlex, has been selected by Miss Muffet & Co, to wrap its range of fairytale- and nursery rhyme-inspired premium confectionery.
Packaging leads to 25% increase in beer sales
20 March, 2012O-I’s Vortex bottle has played a major role in a sales boost for Western Australia’s Gage Roads Brewing Co. The company has reported a 25% year-on-year increase in its Wahoo Premium Ale sales, since the introduction of O-I’s Vortex bottle and changes to the beer’s label and secondary packaging.
Owens-Illinois embossed wine bottles
01 March, 2012Glass container maker Owens-Illinois has launched internally embossed wine bottles providing Australian and New Zealand winemakers with striking glass packaging design alternatives.
NorAbsorbit flexible microwave packaging
01 March, 2012NorAbsorbit is a flexible microwave packaging that allows greasy, breaded or bread-like foods to be prepared in the microwave so that they are crisp and tasty. The packaging absorbs both moisture and grease during cooking in the microwave and the food is thus cooked directly in the sales packaging until it is crispy. Preparation is therefore more convenient, shorter and cleaner than conventional frying in a pan.
