Food Standards Australia New Zealand has abandoned a proposal to insert a detailed food packaging standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. In announcing the abandonment of its Proposal...

Australia’s new country of origin labelling (‘CoOL’) scheme has commenced as of 1 July 2016, introducing new origin claims to be displayed on packages for food products sold in Australia. The scheme...

The leading Australian consumer advocacy group, Choice, has found further examples of food companies continuing to downsize packaging without lowering prices. In a recent blog post, Choice said that Smith’s...

Lindsay Australia wins Visy’s logistics business Transport, logistics and rural supply company Lindsay Australia has announced a new agreement for packaging giant Visy Board Pty Ltd as its new principal...

New ‘bag in a box’ packaging for beverages and liquid foods launched by Loscam Asia Pacific based packaging company Loscam has released its new Intermediate Bulk Container, IBC I8, designed for the...

Fully renewable food carton packaging on trial in Finland Global packaging company Tetra Pak has launched new carton packaging made entirely from plant-based materials, with the first product to use the...

Key trends for 2015 in food and drinks, Mintel Healthy lifestyles, “clean” ingredients, at-home gourmands, value consciousness and e-commerce speciality products are set to be key food and drink trends...

Half UK consumers see the ‘beauty’ in ‘ugly’ fruit and veg, Mintel Bent carrots, battered peaches, and blemished apples: it seems when it comes to fruit and veg it’s what’s on the inside that...

Consumer demand for antibacterial packaging, Canadean Antibacterial packaging designed to delay the development of germs and bacteria in canned products is set to become a hit with UK consumers, according...

Tinned food struggles drive demand for alternative types of packaging One in five consumers consider tinned food difficult to open, but with UK consumers spending over £8 billion on the most convenient...