Packaging & Labelling Machinery Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Waste management's rennaissance period 7/14/2010

Feature of the week: The national boom in recycling is leading to a renaissance of the waste management industry, as firms open new facilities to deal with new types of material ...

Workplaces still lack women 7/6/2010

Only 38 per cent of Generation X, tertiary qualified women participating in a long-running University of Melbourne study or work full-time, compared to 90 per cent of Generation X, ...

Businesses must make their own carbon action plans 7/1/2010

Feature of the week: Although the government has delayed its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme until at least 2013, it is still in the interest of businesses in all sectors to start ...

Waste management for Australian businesses 6/17/2010

Feature of the week: Every year Australian businesses purchase millions of computers, printers and televisions, and throw out their old ones.

Access to finance a major barrier to SME exporters 6/16/2010

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has renewed calls for Australia's banks to make a greater effort to understand and meet the needs of the small business sector following ...

Prepared & ready-to-eat foods continue to lure 6/15/2010

Recession-weary consumers tend to head away from restaurants and into Supermarket aisles.

Industry fully supports food labelling review 6/11/2010

Industry is not running a "scare campaign" surrounding increased costs of food and groceries as a result of possible food labelling changes in Australia, the Australian Food and ...

Green shopping is a mutual responsibility: survey 6/10/2010

Australian shoppers, food manufacturers and retailers have a mutual responsibility towards buying, producing and stocking "green" products after a new survey found only 13 per cent ...

Sauvignon Blanc likes the cold 6/4/2010

Auckland scientists studying the unique characteristics of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc have shown that cold storage can triple the shelf-life of the wine by reducing the loss of ...

Emotional intelligence: Enhancing success in the workplace 5/27/2010

Where there is emotional intelligence in the workplace, there are likely to be happy, and productive employees who work as a team.

Preventative Health report "slipped under the door" 5/19/2010

Australia's food and grocery industry is disappointed that the Federal Government slipped its response to the Preventative Health Taskforce under the door on Budget night, the ...

New "Make It Safe" guide to food safety 5/18/2010

CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences has released a book – Make It Safe: A Guide to Food Safety – which provides small-scale food manufacturers with a practical guide to controlling ...

Healthy funding boost for food partnership 5/14/2010

The Federal Government's commitment to spend $900,000 over three years to make foods healthier in Australia has been applauded by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) today. ...

Understanding AUS's desert businesses 5/10/2010

A major national study aimed at identifying the secrets of business success for small and medium enterprises gets underway this week.

Gut instincts still on course 5/10/2010

Interest in food and drinks carrying gut or digestive health claims appears to be continuing unabated, at least as far as food and drinks companies are concerned.

Adaptive camera senses trouble 5/7/2010

Curtin University of Technology researchers have developed computer software that can detect unusual behaviour in crowds and other high-motion environments, providing a new tool in ...

It's now time for an interest rate pause 5/5/2010

Reserve Bank interest rate increases are always difficult for business and all borrowers across the economy.

Bold leadership on tax will realise our potential 5/3/2010

The Henry review into Australia's Future Tax System makes an historic and significant contribution to the economic reform debate in Australia.

Understanding business etiquette in international trade 4/28/2010

With significant geographic, language and cultural barriers, nations that are typically considered "Western," (Western Europe and its former empire), are divided from cultures that ...

Managers report feeling isolated 4/27/2010

As the economy recovers with its corresponding effect on workloads, a Deakin University academic has urged companies to make sure their middle managers have time for their friends.

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