World demand for food safety products - including disinfection and diagnostic products, smart labels and tags, and software and tracking systems - is projected to rise 8.1% per year to $13.6 billion in 2014.

Global demand for nutritious, sustainable food is set to double by 2050 and the government is helping the food industry keep pace.

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) awarded the second scholarship for the Certificate in Packaging during the recent Cormack Innovation Awards evening.

Taylors Wines has again been recognised for its innovative environmental practices, winning the NAB Agribusiness National Award for Environmental and Energy Management.

A new partnership to improve the sustainability of Australia’s $102 billion food and grocery manufacturing industry in Victoria has been signed between the Victorian Government and the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).

Australia’s $102 billion food and grocery industry remains the nation’s largest manufacturing sector but is under intense pressure from rising imports and falling exports, according to a report by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and KPMG.

Owens-Illinois has entered into an agreement to acquire Zhaoqing Jiaxin Glasswork, in the Pearl River Delta region of Guangdong Province in China.

It seems that taking an oral anticancer medication with degassed Sprite may improve the effectiveness of the drug.

A new Productivity Commission report found no evidence to justify introducing taxes on high fat, sugar and salt (HFFS) foods or advertising bans to address childhood obesity levels in Australia, according to the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).

AUSPACK PLUS is expanding the exhibition to cater for packaging, and processing and plastics machinery and materials plastics companies are also signing on to exhibit in 2011.

The Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), has announced that submissions are open for the third annual scholarship program which will enable a packaging engineer the opportunity to complete a Diploma in Packaging Technology.

Aquapharm Biodiscovery has announced it has signed a research agreement with Leatherhead Food Research to identify novel functional extracts with broad-spectrum, anti-microbial activity using Aquapharm’s extensive collection of marine microorganisms.

Research released by Nielsen and Citi has revealed that beer sales in Australia recorded volume declines for the eighth consecutive month in August 2010. With beer drinkers in the country increasingly opting for quality over quantity, not only are major brands at the mercy of microbreweries, but the category in general risks losing share to other alcoholic drinks.

Plantic Technologies has expanded its exclusive regional distribution agreement with the Klöckner Pentaplast Group for its line of Plantic biopolymer rigid packaging films to include Europe.