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Australia's environment ministers have declared packaging reform urgent and named soft plastics as an initial priority, but offered no firm timetable or regulatory commitments. SPSA has welcomed the soft plastics focus, while Boomerang Alliance and WMRR have raised concerns about the lack of concrete action. Read more
The PMMI has reported a 25 per cent increase in vegetarian and a 257 per cent rise in vegan global food and drink product launches.
Kmart has partnered with Mondelēz International to sell personalised jars of Vegemite leading up to Christmas.
Social enterprise Thankyou took home the 2016 Coolest Company award at a ceremony held in Melbourne this month.
Melbourne film converter Richdale Plastics has made a sizeable investment in a new blown film line, an Australian industry-first set to boost local flexible film production capability.
Amcor and Selinko have launched a connected overcap which protect wines and spirits from counterfeiting and fraudulent refilling.
PKN's sister media brand Food & Drink Business has just released its annual Top 100 Australian Food & Drink Companies report, produced in collaboration with research firm IBISWorld.
A tray sealing machinery partnership has been formed between Sydney's Perfect Automation and the UK's Packaging Automation.
The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) will be updated with a new five-year plan backed by environment ministers.
A dinner celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo was held in Canberra recently.
An end-of-year drinks evening in Melbourne on 13 December will see the CEOs of PCA and PIAA shed light on the next steps towards a merged association.
Australian wine company Penfolds will re-focus on cork closures and investigate glass closures as an alternative to screwcaps.
Omniverse Foster Packaging Group celebrated its recent merger by hosting a special event in Port Melbourne on 23 November.
PKN spoke to leading packaging industry figure Nigel Garrard shortly after his win at The CEO Magazine 2016 Executive of the Year Awards in Sydney last night.
A successful pilot project could give impetus to a closed loop recycling system for coffee cups, and potentially for other liquid paperboard packaging.
At Pact Group's 2016 AGM on 16 November, CEO Malcolm Bundey reflected on the year's successes against a backdrop of challenging market conditions.
Accolade Wines will bottle its own wine with a $40 million investment in a winery at Berri in South Australia's Riverland.
