Using a cinnamon based active packaging material for gluten-free bread provides an alternative to modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), a new study has found.
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Coca-Cola Amatil opens $57m bottle factory
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has opened a $57 million bottle preform and closure manufacturing site at Eastern Creek, New South Wales, bringing the company’s investment in bottling to $450 million.
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Packaging in an age of visual literacy
Over the years the packaging industry has experienced a distinct shift from consumers who wanted quality in the product and were therefore seeking a pack to protect the product, and not much else; to a world that has raised a generation on immersion in visual literacy.
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Packaging in an age of visual literacy
Over the years the packaging industry has experienced a distinct shift from consumers who wanted quality in the product and were therefore seeking a pack to protect the product, and not much else; to a world that has raised a generation on immersion in visual literacy.
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Jason Fields awarded AIP Fellowship
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) National Board is pleased to advise that they have awarded Jason Fields, Packaging Development Manager, SunRice, a Fellowship.
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Glass Is Life, a global campaign
The glass container manufacturer, Owen-Illinois (O-I), has launched a new global marketing campaign called Glass Is Life.
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Tasmania makes roads from recycled glass
Recycled glass containers are being used to build Tasmanian roads. The new recycling program, led by the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s Packaging Stewardship Forum, involves the use of broken glass from households, which are difficult to recycle using conventional methods.
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O-I launches new Vortex beer bottle
Glass packaging maker, O-I, has launched a new beer packaging design that features distinctive grooves inside the bottle’s neck.
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O-I launches new Vortex beer bottle
Glass packaging maker, O-I, has launched a new beer packaging design that features distinctive grooves inside the bottle’s neck.
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Tetra Pak launches Tetra Evero Aseptic
Tetra Pak has launched the Tetra Evero Aseptic 1 litre, the first aseptic carton bottle for milk.
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Hershey drop lawsuit against Mars
The confectionery maker The Hershey Co. has dropped the lawsuit against rival company Mars Inc.
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Bosch to take part in the Save Food initiative
The Bosch Group is taking part in the international "Save Food" initiative, which was set up by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the food and packaging industry and the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Centre.
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NZ winemakers focusing more on label designs
New Zealand wineries are demanding more from the designers and printers of their bottle labels as a means of influencing consumer purchasing decisions at the point-of-sale.
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NZ winemakers focusing more on label designs
New Zealand wineries are demanding more from the designers and printers of their bottle labels as a means of influencing consumer purchasing decisions at the point-of-sale.
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European aluminium foil sector set to grow
Growth in the European aluminium foil sector is expected this year, with first quarter 2011 reports showing an increase in production by 1.3 per cent to 214,400 tonnes compared with the same quarter last year.
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Former Amcor exec accused of industrial espionage
A former Sales Vice President of Amcor in California has been accused by the packaging giant of plotting to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of confidential data.
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Baked beans go large
From June, baked beans will be available in a 1kg resealable pack, allowing consumer to get their fill of baked beans from the fridge in portions that suit them.
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Beer PET bottles to reach 7.7 billion by 2015: Study
Global PET beer bottle consumption is forecast to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.3 per cent to reach 7.7 billion bottles by 2015, according to a new study by market research group Pira International.
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Coca-Cola, Pepsi settle packaging trademark lawsuit
The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo have settled a trademark-infringement lawsuit over packaging designs.
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Australian food packaging declared safe: FSANZ survey
Chemicals used in Australian food packaging do not pose a health risk to consumers, shows a new survey conducted by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ).
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