Moag Bailie Design Consultants were tasked to design the highly visible packaging for the launch of MAQ auto, a line extension of the latest success story within the increasingly competitive washing powder market. 19 May 2008
Packaging Digest had the opportunity to talk with Humberto Garcia, packaging manager for environmental sustainability at Unilever, a major packaged goods company serving a global market. In the discussion, Garcia shares his views on sustainability and how it impacts Unilever. 14 May 2008
Nutrition labels on foods that have been fortified with vitamins and minerals are not to be trusted, a study of common products reveals. 14 May 2008
Tiger Brands' Albany bakeries have launched SA's first biodegradable bread bags. 9 May 2008
The packaging machinery market projected to cross the $40 billion mark in 2012, according to new report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. 22 Apr 2008
Twinings, a leading provider of fine teas - they sell 200 different teas in 100 countries - has just revitalised the design of the packaging for their English Breakfast and Earl Grey tea-bag boxes. 15 Apr 2008
The health department would shelve plans to label certain foodstuffs as non-essential for a healthy diet in the upcoming regulations on food labelling and advertising, it has announced, succumbing to pressure from the food industry. 2 Apr 2008
Nampak Cartons & Labels helped Surf extend its consumer ‘proof of whiteness' promotion by incorporating the novelty test card on all 1kg packs of Surf Superblue. 25 Mar 2008
New US research reveals that 'lack of time' is a key inhibitor to branding and packaging innovation for consumer goods companies. 21 Feb 2008
Meticulous planning, good communication and brilliant teamwork and support are at the heart of an 11-week project that saw Nampak Liquid move its entire PET production facility from Isando on the East Rand to Industria, west of Johannesburg's CBD. 18 Feb 2008
The establishment of the first BEE sheet plant in South Africa has been made possible by Nampak, Africa's largest packaging company. 13 Feb 2008
Recycling can play a major role in alleviating the country's energy crisis, says a senior Cape Town official, with eye-opening statistics to back up this claim. 11 Feb 2008
With poor lifestyle choices, including over-nutrition, being the primary cause of growing chronic illnesses in South Africa across all demographic sectors, a scientific benchmark system is being locally adopted to identify healthier food products. 7 Feb 2008
Petpak, a member of Nampak Rigid Plastics and a division of Nampak, Africa's largest packaging company, has expanded its Coke Bottler network, with the recent announcement that a new in-plant has been opened at Coca-Cola Fortune (CCF) in Polokwane, Limpopo. 4 Feb 2008
Cape Classics, one of the largest exporters of South African wines to the USA, has unveiled an eye-catching new packaging for its Indaba brand which will be rolled out with the 2007 vintage releases. 12 Dec 2007
House of Coffees has refreshed its look to appeal to loyal consumers and to attract new ones. The new packaging will allow the company to re-look their positioning in the market. 29 Nov 2007
Well, yes and no… Simonsig, pioneers of South Africa's first Méthode Cap Classique, are celebrating the festive season with their blushing Brut Rosé in a limited release… and it's still in the bottle, but the bottle's now in a designer tin. 26 Nov 2007
Ovenbake Chips are getting a facelift with revised packaging and a campaign to educate consumers on what has turned out to be Peru's most famous export – the potato. 23 Nov 2007
Nampak, Africa's largest packaging company, won the most World Stars and Out of Africa awards at the recent Gold Pack Awards. 9 Nov 2007
Distell, producer and marketer of fine wines and spirits, has created a brand new category within the local wine market with the launch of four wine brands in revolutionary new, convenient and 100% recyclable Tetra Prisma packaging. 26 Oct 2007
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