Returnable packaging and fit-for-purpose heat pads help Alba Edible Oils to grow
27 April, 2012Alba Edible Oils Chief Executive Officer and company director Ashley Palmer explains how CHEP’s returnable packaging system - featuring the HACCP certified Unicon Plus - has proven more cost-effective for Alba than a one-way packaging system.
Fairytale ending for compostable packaging film
25 March, 2012Innovia Films’ compostable cellulose-based material, NatureFlex, has been selected by Miss Muffet & Co, to wrap its range of fairytale- and nursery rhyme-inspired premium confectionery.
Packaging leads to 25% increase in beer sales
20 March, 2012O-I’s Vortex bottle has played a major role in a sales boost for Western Australia’s Gage Roads Brewing Co. The company has reported a 25% year-on-year increase in its Wahoo Premium Ale sales, since the introduction of O-I’s Vortex bottle and changes to the beer’s label and secondary packaging.
NorAbsorbit flexible microwave packaging
01 March, 2012NorAbsorbit is a flexible microwave packaging that allows greasy, breaded or bread-like foods to be prepared in the microwave so that they are crisp and tasty. The packaging absorbs both moisture and grease during cooking in the microwave and the food is thus cooked directly in the sales packaging until it is crispy. Preparation is therefore more convenient, shorter and cleaner than conventional frying in a pan.
Owens-Illinois embossed wine bottles
01 March, 2012Glass container maker Owens-Illinois has launched internally embossed wine bottles providing Australian and New Zealand winemakers with striking glass packaging design alternatives.
Aluminium packaging website
01 March, 2012The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has launched the latest in the series of product-related sustainability websites, highlighting the advantages of the use of aluminium in packaging. The site is designed to demonstrate the economic, social and environmental benefits of aluminium packaging solutions.
Shrink tightening film wraps chocolates
09 February, 2012Innovia Films’ shrink-tightening BOPP substrate, Propafilm OS, has been selected by global confectionery manufacturer Ferrero to overwrap boxes of its Rondnoir chocolates.
Packaging economics
09 January, 2012The name of the game has become one of intense competition, of finding the growth niches within the overall packaging market to make sure that you grow faster than your opposition. The overall packaging market in developed countries may therefore seem to be rather mature and static but internally it certainly is very dynamic.
Innovative bottle for new beer
01 December, 2011Owens-Illinois (O-I) has helped Carlton United Brewers (CUB) introduce an innovative bottle for its new Victoria Pale Lager.
O-I 750 mL Lean+Green Premium Burgundy wine bottle
01 December, 2011The O-I 750 mL Lean+Green Premium Burgundy wine bottle is 26% lighter but retains its premium look and feel.
2011 AIP Scholarship awarded
01 December, 2011The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) awarded the third scholarship for the Certificate in Packaging during the 2011 Cormack Innovation Awards evening.
Saving food with packaging
25 November, 2011In the context of the Save Food campaign, the packaging industry wants to fight food loss more effectively. Simple, decentralised packaging machines for emerging markets can improve food security, while the ‘throwaway’ mentality in western industrialised nations can be combated with smart packages.
Glass packaging a winner for O-I
04 November, 2011At the 2011 Australian Packaging Design Awards, O-I won the Gold Beverage Award for its work on Diageo Australia’s Classic Mixes range.
Paper-based packaging method to control Listeria and E. coli
28 October, 2011The recent Listeria and E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks associated with cantaloupe and raw beef in North America reveal that the current available methods and procedures for food safety are failing to achieve full control of these deadly pathogens. New packaging approaches, by Canadian researchers from the Sentinel Bioactive Paper Network, for improving food safety are ongoing and can provide solutions for biocontrol by using immobilised phage.
Smart lid wins food safety OHS award
21 October, 2011The Smart Lid, a disposable colour-changing coffee lid, has won the Occupational Health & Safety 2011 New Product of the Year Award in the US.
