The Australian Institute of Packaging’s recent breakfast seminar in Queensland, Shelf Ready Packaging is a reality today, held in conjunction with the AFGC and IGD UK, brought together almost 100 key players in the industry to gain further insight and understanding into the world of shelf ready packaging (SRP).
19/07/2007
THE Federal Government’s support for a cost-benefit analysis to develop Australia’s waste management policies has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
02/03/2010
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has called on Environment Ministers to reject calls for a national container deposit system.
16/04/2008
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) Victorian Branch will launch the AFGC retail ready toolkit at its April technical event.
18/03/2010
Advertising of snack foods and drinks by Australian companies has dropped by more than 50 per cent in Australia since 2005, according to new research.
09/09/2009
Over the past three years, the number of products with Daily Intake Guide (DIG) front-of-pack labelling has increased by more than 3,000% from 58 in 2007 to more than 2,000 in 2009 according to new industry research.
25/01/2010
A new report confirms that Australia's largest manufacturing industry - the food and grocery sector - continues to grow despite the global financial crisis says the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
01/10/2009
The recognition and inclusion of food processing in the Coalition's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) amendments has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
21/10/2009
The media watchdog’s decision not to ban food and beverage advertising under new children’s TV standards has been welcomed by the nation’s leading organisation representing food and grocery manufacturers, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
03/09/2009
The carbon and water footprints of Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry are being reduced to safeguard the nation’s long-term food supply and to respond to climate change, a major new report by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has found.
07/01/2010
The Australian food and beverage industry is continuing to review product formulations and processing technologies to reduce the use of salt, according to the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
20/05/2009
A Communiqué by Australia’s Environment Ministers outlining a comprehensive long-term national waste strategy has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
06/11/2009
Introducing Container Deposit Legislation (CDL) in Australia was not as simple or inexpensive as many people believe, according to a Senate inquiry report released yesterday (Thursday 17 September 2009).
18/09/2009
Australians are looking for more container recycling facilities especially when they are away from home, according a new study by leading polling organisation UMR Research.
05/11/2009
Federal Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett, launched a recycling initiative which, once rolled out nationally, will divert more than 600 tonnes of beverage containers from landfill each year.
20/11/2009
Australia’s food and grocery sector stands ready to proactively face the challenges outlined in the Federal Government’s National Preventative Health Taskforce Strategy, the Australian Food and Grocery Council says.
02/09/2009
A new, user-friendly food labelling guide to help food and grocery companies comply with labelling, packaging and advertising regulations in Australia has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council.
24/06/2009
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be running a road show across Queensland and New South Wales in February to launch the new AFGC retail ready toolkit.
28/01/2010
The introduction of shelf-ready packaging guidelines in Australia and New Zealand aims to increase efficiency and effectiveness of this new packaging format.
13/08/2007
Victoria is leading the nation in higher education recycling thanks to a national industry-funded initiative across nine of the state’s largest Universities and TAFEs.
13/11/2009