• Nina Cleeve-Edwards receives the AIP Fellowship from past national president Michael Grima at this year's PIDA Awards.
    Nina Cleeve-Edwards receives the AIP Fellowship from past national president Michael Grima at this year's PIDA Awards.
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Submissions for the Packaging & Processing Innovation and Design Awards (PIDA) are now open.

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) and the Packaging Council of New Zealand established the awards to recognise companies and individuals making a difference in their field.

The Design Innovation of the Year company awards also recognise organisations that have designed innovative packaging and processing materials, and innovative packaging and processing equipment.

In addition, there will be a Sustainable Packaging & Processing Award; Save Food Packaging Design Award; Young Packaging & Processing Professional of the Year award; Industry Packaging & Processing Professional of the Year award; and a scholarship.

The APPMA Scholarship and the Packaging Council of New Zealand Scholarship offers one person from both Australia and New Zealand the opportunity to enrol in the Diploma in Packaging Technology.

The APPMA Scholarship will be for Australian applicants, and the Packaging Council of New Zealand Scholarship will be for New Zealand applicants.

The PIDA Awards will be the exclusive award program for all Australia and New Zealand entries into the WorldStar Packaging Awards.

For more information, click here.

Food & Drink Business

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Registrations are now open for APPEX 2027, Australia’s largest processing and packaging exhibition, returning to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 16-19 March 2027.

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