Crowd-sourced brands are the 'hot young things' of industry. PKN spoke to Nexba's Drew Bilbe and Troy Douglas about a line of iced teas based on the feedback of Facebook fans.

A training course addressing food safety and packaging standards and regulations will be held on 22 July in Sydney.

Plastic packaging manufacturer Pact Group has signed an agreement to take over FMCG contract packer Jalco Group for a total consideration of close to $80m.

Diageo Australia's distribution centre in Huntingwood, Sydney, has been recognised with a Smart Award for Excellence in Manufacturing Supply Chains.

Freshmax Group is a fresh produce marketing and distribution operation using packaging to compete with manufactured snack foods.

Flexible packaging specialist Gravure Packaging is expanding into Australia through the acquisition of Sydney-based Australian Packaging.

Burgopak's unique foldable packaging system is expanding its global presence following a new partnership in the US.

A new AUSVEG video argues Australia’s current food labelling laws fail to provide consumers with enough information.

Digital colour printing specialist Xeikon has introduced two new toners for designers, label and package printers and converters.

A national campaign will launch this week to remind consumers how to identify genuine Aussie products and produce.

Rockwell Automation has won in 23 product categories of Control Design’s Readers’ Choice Awards.

A free webinar will introduce a new recyclability label system for Australian brand owners.

LINPAC has to increase prices due to spiralling polymer costs in Europe, but Australian customers won't be impacted.

The Australian Made Campaign is encouraging consumers to vote for the iconic green-and-gold kangaroo to be used as the mandatory country-of-origin symbol.

Organisers of the 2016 WorldStar Packaging Awards, which last year attracted 264 entries from 37 countries, are now calling for entries.

After making its US debut last year, Gourmet Garden has now taken its award-winning herb and spice system to the UK. Jacqui Wilson-Smith, speaker at our LIVE industry forum in August, talks to PKN about the innovation journey thus far.