Packaging, labelling & coding > Consumables

Packaging technique to extend the shelf life of fish

13 July, 2021

Parx Materials has created an antimicrobial packaging technique to keep fish fresher for longer.


KM Packaging shaped stand-up pouch range

12 July, 2021

KM Packaging has added pre-made stand-up shaped pouches to its product range.


FSANZ calls for comment on electrolyte drink labelling

06 July, 2021

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for comment on proposed changes to the regulation of electrolyte drinks.


Ecolean wins Worldstar awards with lightweight packaging

22 June, 2021

Ecolean won the beverage category for its Ecolean Air packaging together with Australian customer Bannister Downs Dairy's flavoured beverages.


Packaging film to keep strawberries fresh

18 June, 2021

Canadian researchers have developed a packaging film made from shellfish shells that can keep strawberries fresh for up to 12 days.


Mushroom packaging: biodegradable alternative to polystyrene

17 June, 2021 by Jordan Flagal*

How can mushrooms be an ally in creating a biodegradable alternative to polystyrene?


Survey on tethered caps: a greener alternative or not?

10 June, 2021

Tethered caps — closures that stay connected to the bottle when opened — are set to become mandatory in the EU by 2024. Sidel ran a survey to find out what consumers think...


Klӧckner Pentaplast recyclable packaging for the fresh food sector

10 June, 2021

Klӧckner Pentaplast (kp) makes sustainable and recyclable packaging for the fresh food sector, including the kp Elite range of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) trays.


Nestlé's two new water bottle designs revealed

09 June, 2021

Nestlé develops two new packaging innovations for its Vittel water bottles that function like traditional plastic bottles but use less plastic.


Sappi Rockwell Solutions Starlid GPE-CL coated lidding film

08 June, 2021

Sappi Rockwell Solutions has launched a sustainable, coated lidding film.


Jet Technologies & Grinders Coffee sustainable packaging initiative

08 June, 2021

Jet Technologies has teamed up with Grinders Coffee to change up its packaging so it meets the requirements of the RED Group REDcycle initiative.


Capilano's new easy-pour pouch packaging

01 June, 2021

Australian honey maker Capilano is shaking up the honey shelves with its new easy-pour pouch packaging.


Woolworths' green packaging goals for its home brand

31 May, 2021

Woolworths slashes 9000 tonnes of plastic as it transitions its Own Brand range to recyclable, compostable or reusable packaging by 2023.


Sustain Paper PFAS-free and compostable paper packaging materials

24 May, 2021

The Sustain Paper range of PFAS-free, compostable and biodegradable flexible paper-packaging materials has a broad range of applications.


Wedderburn plastic-free, compostable label range

24 May, 2021

Wedderburn partnered with sustainable material company Bio4Life to introduce the Wedderburn plastic-free, compostable label range.


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