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In a strategic move aimed at strengthening the Australian and New Zealand packaging landscape, the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) and the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) have jointly announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Under this agreement, the two peak bodies have formed a strategic partnership that aims to improve packaging and sustainability knowledge in the Australia and New Zealand region.

Conservationists, politicians, investors, and fishers joined an esteemed line-up of festival-goers from May 16 to 19 when the city of St Davids hosted a series of talks and discussions, including that from Dr Alex Newness, co-founder and coo at PlantSea as he discussed the use of seaweed as a plastic replacement in packaging.

Dr Alex spoke of the benefits of making the material swap including the move to reduce micro plastics, reduce carbon, and contribute to a resilient green economy.

At a Glance

• Their favorite pack designs include Sapporo’s Year of the Dragon six-pack, created to celebrate Lunar New Year 2024
• ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ inspired the graphics on Stone Zumology IPA packaging
• Stone Growls Like a Tiger Double IPA package design bares its fangs

Women are underrepresented at many craft brewing companies — but not so at Sapporo USA/Stone Brewing. There, all the packaging designers are women.

Coca-Cola has unveiled its new packaging design to celebrate the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic games. The stylish can designs centre around the meaningful motif of the humble hug, inviting the world to embrace the games' spirit of unity and teamwork.

In an expert example of thoughtful and stylish packaging design, the new Coke cans are a symbol of the world reuniting. After a tumultuous past few years of isolation and social distancing due to the pandemic, this year's games mark the welcome return of community and inclusivity.

Bluemarlin has orchestrated the packaging design for Colgate’s new range of toothpaste targeting children of varying ages.

The agency ensured precise messaging, enabling parents to select the right product for their kids’ needs, explicitly indicating age suitability and highlighting key benefits directly on the packaging.

These packs showcase the ‘brand world’ integrating characters from Colgate’s Smile O’Clock multiplatform educational campaign, designed to captivate kids.

In the first half of the year, Neuhaus launched its History Box gifting option, firmly targeting travelers looking for premium chocolates in the travel retail market. “While this product was already available in Belgium, we have now extended its shelf life to make it suitable for the travel retail sector. The History Box is a premium gifting option that contains 28 Neuhaus pralines, showcasing over 160 years of Neuhaus heritage,” explains Mattias Top, Key Account Manager Travel Retail.

"Grease-proofing materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances [PFAS] are no longer being sold for use in food packaging in the U.S.," Jim Jones, the agency's Commissioner for Human Foods, said in a statement.

"This means the major source of dietary exposure to PFAS from food packaging like fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, take-out paperboard containers and pet food bags is being eliminated," Jones noted.