Over 160 members of the AIP, APPMA, SCLAA and QSCLC spent a day packing 1250 hampers for Foodbank.

Carter Holt Harvey Pulp, Paper and Packaging’s name change was marked with a celebratory event in Auckland last week.

General Mills France has launched a range of in-store cloud-based 3D modelling and visualisation applications.

The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has moved to introduce freight labelling guidelines based on GS1 standards.

A new product testing platform for FMCG companies has been launched by a market research provider.

Supply chain logistics company Brambles has moved to 100 per cent ownership of keg logistics and distribution business Kegstar.

Australian and New Zealand label converter Hally Group will be acquired this month by New Zealand-based Hexagon Holdings.

Sorbent manufacturer Multisorb Technologies has launched a low-profile desiccant card for managing moisture in pharma products.

Coopers Brewery has released a series of DIY beer extracts with new multi-language information and nutritional panels on the labelling.

M&C Saatchi has joined with a textile group to launch a cotton towel packaged in a 2L soft drink bottle.

The global market for functional and barrier coatings for paper and board packaging is expected to reach over $7.1 billion by 2020.

A liquid-to-gas sterilisation process for flexible packaging and its contents has been announced.

Uncle Tobys has paid $32,400 in penalties relating to packaging claims about the protein content of its branded oats products.

A plastic bottle cap that senses and reacts to music and movement through use of a smartphone has been released in Japan.

Pact Group chairman Raphael Geminder is still focused on growing the packaging group into a $5 billion company.

The manufacturer behind a yoghurt-on-a-stick range is making use of Amcor's easy-peel-and-release film technology.