New award category for HACCP Conference
09 August, 2013The Ross Peters Memorial Award has been created in memory of the former technical director of Advancing Food Safety, who played a significant role in the Australian and international food industry.
Urschel awarded for Affinity Dicer
01 August, 2013Urschel has been awarded for Outstanding Innovation in Cutting Technology by Fleischerei Technik for its Affinity Dicer. The award was presented at the recent IFFA international trade fair.
RSPCA to recognise Good Eggs
29 July, 2013Companies that have made the switch to cage-free eggs will be recognised at the RSPCA’s Good Egg Awards in Sydney tomorrow.
Applications open for Premier’s NSW Export Awards
03 July, 2013Applications for the 2013 Premier’s NSW Export Awards are now open. Several changes have been made to the Awards, including a brand new category being added.
World Food Prize for work on GM corn
20 June, 2013Syngenta scientist Dr Mary-Dell Chilton has been named a laureate of the 2013 World Food Prize, which recognises individuals who have enhanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.
Qld Premier’s Sustainability Award for biogas-recovery project
19 June, 2013Meat renderer AJ Bush & Sons has won the Business Eco-efficiency Award at the Queensland Premier’s Sustainability Awards for its biogas-recovery project.
GS1 GoScan wins state ICT award
14 June, 2013The GS1 GoScan has been awarded the Victorian iAwards Merit Recipient award in the Consumer Category of the 2013 iAwards.
Tetra Pak honoured for continued packaging innovation
22 May, 2013Tetra Pak has been honoured with the first DuPont Continuing Innovation Award, which is presented to winners of five or more previous DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation.
JMP takes three of six APPMA awards
16 May, 2013JMP Engineering had plenty to smile about at the APPMA Awards of Excellence: the company took out three of the six awards, including the Export Achievement and Customer Partnership Awards.
Krones do Brasil receives TÜV SÜD certification
08 April, 2013A Krones plant in Brazil, Krones do Brasil Ltda, has been certified by the German technical inspectorate TÜV SÜD.
Applications closing soon for APPMA Scholarship
21 March, 2013If you’ve been putting off finishing your application for the 2013 APPMA Scholarship, now is the time for action: applications are closing soon.
The best-of-the-best in packaging - the 2013 WorldStar Packaging Awards
15 March, 2013The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be hosting the 2013 WorldStar Packaging Awards on Thursday May 9 at 6.30 pm in the Novotel at Sydney Olympic Park. The WorldStar Awards 2013, organised by WPO (World Packaging Organisation), are claimed to be the most important packaging awards competition in the world.
Health and convenience: the driving trends of the future
27 February, 2013 by Alice RichardThe extent to which consumers embrace time-saving products - and are willing to shell out extra for them - is highlighted in the results of the 2013 Product of the Year awards.
Matcon wins big in Birmingham
08 February, 2013Bulk handling specialist Matcon is celebrating after being awarded two PPMA Group Industry Awards at the Processing & Packaging Machinery Association Show in Birmingham recently.
2013 APPMA Awards of Excellence reminder
25 January, 2013APPMA has issued a gentle reminder that submissions for the 2013 APPMA Awards of Excellence are due in March. The awards recognise innovative and outstanding packaging and processing solutions.
