Fonterra turns milk bottles into fence posts
14 November, 2018New Zealand farms will soon be improving their on-farm sustainability in an unusual and innovative way, by using Anchor Light Proof milk bottles as fence posts.
Pillar Technologies comes to Australia
06 November, 2018Pillar Technologies, manufacturer of induction sealing systems, has launched in Australia and New Zealand, stating it now has a complete global and service team.
Jet Technologies Entice range of soft touch films
06 November, 2018Jet Technologies has announced its Entice range of soft touch films for consumer product labels that are designed to add a sense of luxury.
It wasn't me! Actually it was
16 October, 2018Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé were the most frequent companies identified in 239 clean-ups and brand audits spanning 42 countries and six continents according to the Break Free From Plastic movement.
5 characteristics of a highly effective label
01 October, 2018It only takes two and a half seconds to make a purchasing decision — so understanding the key characteristics of highly effective labels is essential.
Sealstrip FreshPak and Peel&Seal resealable packaging
01 October, 2018Result Group provides an easy and proven method to deliver a more sustainable packaging via the Sealstrip FreshPak and Peel&Seal retrofit applicators and pressure-sensitive tapes.
Scientists warn BPA substitutes are not safe
19 September, 2018A recent paper has revealed BPA and its replacements can cause similar problems in mice, and likely humans, for up to three generations.
Wine drinkers say cork is king
17 September, 2018In a blind taste test, consumers rated the same wine as superior when they believed it was closed with a natural cork as opposed to a screw cap or a synthetic cork.
Coca-Cola Amatil's Aussie manufacturing success story
10 September, 2018Coca-Cola Amatil has launched the Australian-made SyLon Sports closure for Powerade bottles.
Slippery packaging to reduce food waste
05 September, 2018Researchers wicked vegetable oils into the surfaces of common extruded plastics to help remove sticky foods.
Beer brewery ditches plastic for cardboard
04 September, 2018Cascade is the first of the Carlton & United Breweries brands to discontinue the use of plastic six-pack ring packaging on its cans.
Predicting more accurate milk 'sell-by' dates
30 August, 2018Scientists have created a predictive model that examines the emergence of spore-forming bacteria in milk and could replace 'sell-by' dates.
Support for tax on plastic food packaging
28 August, 2018Research has revealed that 52% of UK consumers and 33% of US consumers are in favour of a tax on all plastic food packaging.
Predicting which packaging sucks up flavour
22 August, 2018Packaging can cause food and beverages to lose their flavour by absorbing aroma molecules, but scientists have developed a mathematical method to help minimise this.
Use-by dates, shelf life and food waste
22 August, 2018 by Miguel Campos, AdvantaConservative use-by dates are causing consumers to bin food, but shelf life extension techniques are helping to tackle the food waste problem.
