FMCG brands are fast realising the power of the printed pack as a platform for driving consumer engagement, with AR technology advances taking this to the next level. At a forum in Sydney in August, Campbell Arnott's will put AR to the test.

Food delivery service Deliveroo has partnered with BioPak and reusable packaging startup Returnr to replace single-use takeaway packaging with sustainable solutions.

Queensland’s Food Technology and Manufacturing Exhibition returns to Brisbane on 28-30 July. This year’s theme is “Creating new lines in manufacturing” and aims to deliver nothing less.

Kellogg’s has stripped the colour from a range of its packs for a new partnership with Crayola that incorporates augmented reality technology.

Packaging professionals at the NSW AIP meeting were urged to get on the front foot with plastic and spread the message about its positive benefits, as the industry comes under sustained attack.

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners will buy and manage the Bosch Packaging Technology division under a new entity.

Labelhouse has cleaned up at the Victorian Printing Industry Creativity Awards (PICAs), collecting two gold and two bronze medals at the event, which also saw Pandoras Boxes collect two golds, and CCL take one.

The upcoming Print21 + PKN LIVE New Frontiers In Packaging Print event will deliver five major benefits to packagers attending the day, according to the organisers.

Christina Condos from label converter Labelhouse has been named as one of two Victorian finalists for the Media Super Young Executive of the Year Award.

The South Australian Government will move to ban a range of single-use plastic products, including cutlery, straws and stirrers, and is looking to introduce legislation early next year.

CEO and managing director of APPMA member Orora, Nigel Garrard, will retire as of 30 September, with Brian Lowe to replace him in both jobs.

Packaging operation Hoxton Industries – a leading employer of people with disabilities – has teamed up with TAFE NSW to upskill its workforce.

Impact International was one of the big winners at the NSW Printing Industry Creativity Awards last night, taking out two Golds and a Bronze, while Rawson Print Co took Gold in the Packaging category.

Next month's LIVE New Frontiers in Packaging Print will include an exclusive session from packaging giant Tetra Pak, at which digital solutions manager Richard Cuthbert will present on its digitally connected packaging strategy.

Vietnam is the site of Tetra Pak's newest aseptic carton factory which will supply domestic and export markets in ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand.

Supermarket giant Woolworths is significantly expanding trials on new technology that will enable its customers to scan and pay for their products on their smartphones, doing away with the need for checkouts.