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NATIONAL FOOD WASTE STRATEGY
MAY 2019
HALVING AUSTRALIA’S FOOD WASTE BY 2030
AIP PACKAGING TECHNICAL FORUM FACES THE FUTURE National Food Waste Strategy
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nnovation and sustainability were major themes at the 2019 AIP National Technical Forum, which was held in a packed room at Sydney’s Sofitel Wentworth on 30 April.
Themed around 'Packaging Innovation and Design', the 2019 AIP National Technical Forum attracted domestic and international guests to the Sofitel Wentworth hotel in Sydney to discuss the trends shaping packaging design. Speaking to a full house, experts held court on topics ranging from the 2025 National Packaging Targets, to making packaging more accessible to the disabled, to innovative design solutions, to fighting food waste. Nerida Kelton, executive director of the AIP, said the institute was pleased with how the day turned out. “Starting with the co-partnered Women in Packaging breakfast, then running the new-model AIP Packaging Technical Forum and into our 2019 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards gala dinner in the evening, the day was a great opportunity to learn about current trends and challenges the industry is facing and offered a unique way to network with like-minded packaging technologists."
“Attendees were able to learn from outstanding speakers, network and make new connections,” she said. In her keynote address, Libby Costin, vice president of marketing for Asia at Tetra Pak, outlined two themes that would be key focal points for the forum: technology and sustainability. “The speed and pace of technology change is impacting everything in the world,” she said, adding: “Companies are becoming really specific about the content of their packaging – it’s going to be more renewable, more sustainable, and so on.” The day was followed by the 2019 PIDA Awards gala dinner, which Kelton also hailed as a success. “Every finalist and winner deserved to be recognised in front of their peers for developing unique and innovative packaging,” she said. PKN will publish an in-depth report on the AIP forum and the PIDA gala in the May-June issue. THIS ARTICLE WAS REPRODUCED WITH PERMISSION FROM PKN PACKAGING NEWS www.packagingnews.com.au
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2019 PIDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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he winners of the 2019 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards (PIDA) for Australia and New Zealand were announced at a gala dinner on the 30th of April at the SOFITEL Wentworth, Sydney.
The Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards (PIDA) have been designed by the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP and Packaging New Zealand to recognise companies and individuals who are making a significant difference in their field across the two countries. The PIDA Awards are the exclusive feeder program for the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Awards run by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) with the 2019 PIDA winners automatically eligible for entry into the 2020 international competition.
2019 PACKAGING INNOVATION & DESIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD - BEVERAGE CATEGORY
The Beverage category recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and processing materials, packaging and machinery/equipment within packaging and processing for liquid or dry tea, coffee, water and soft drinks including wine, beer and spirits. This is a WorldStar Packaging Award Category.
GOLD WINNER: PACT Group for the New Zealand brand Lewis Road Creamery post-consumer sourced PCR, 100% recycled GOLD AWARD rPET milk bottle range. The rPET bottles and simple label design stand out on shelf as they are based on old-style glass milk bottles. This has enabled the boutique brand to achieve a nostalgic feel and a new level of authenticity. The rPET bottles have a sturdy glass like premium-feel that captures the brand’s history and credentials. This is the first Australasian milk producer to change to 100% rPET that is also 100% recyclable.
SILVER AWARD
SILVER WINNER: Stay tray for their reusable drink tray that is designed with 100% recycled material sourced from Australian businesses to reduce single use.
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BRONZE WINNER: Moonuka Milk Limited for the world’s first Milk and Mānuka Honey beverage designed in New Zealand in an old-fashioned Aseptic PET milk bottle with a removable PET shrink sleeve.
2019 PIDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2019 PACKAGING INNOVATION & DESIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD – FOOD CATEGORY The Food category recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and processing materials, packaging and machinery/equipment within food packaging and processing including fresh, frozen or other. This is a WorldStar Packaging Award Category.
GOLD WINNER: Danone ELN NZ Supply Point for their sachet multipack GOLD for both Aptamil and Karicare Infant AWARD Formula ranges for sale in Australia and New Zealand. The packaging format had to meet the consumer expectations of being easy-to-open (no tools to assist opening such as scissors), easy-to-pour (must have a pour opening that will fit inside a baby bottle) and easy-to-carry around in a handbag or baby bag. Danone also designed their own sealing jaw that was manufactured locally and incorporates a cutting form that allows for perforations to be formed in the modified sealing area. This allows for easy opening by the consumer without scissors. Danone are the first to develop an easy-to-open pack without the use of scissors in this category across ANZ.
SILVER WINNER:
Don KRC, a Division of George Weston Foods, for SILVER their Just Add Don convenient standAWARD up pouch for a range of smallgoods cooking ingredients, perfectly cut and portioned to help prepare meals easily. Previously such products were packaged in modified atmosphere trays and were difficult to open and reclose. The new pouch is resealable, lightweight, designed to extend shelf life and meets redcycle criteria.
BRONZE WINNER: OJI Fibre
Solutions for RJ’s Licorice open top & open front Shelf Friendly Packaging AWARD that was designed to withstand export from New Zealand to Australia as well as handle stacking from pallet displays straight into supermarkets. BRONZE
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2019 PIDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2019 PACKAGING INNOVATION & DESIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD – HEALTH, BEAUTY & WELLNESS
The Health, Beauty & Wellness category recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and processing materials, packaging and machinery/equipment within cosmetics, toiletries, personal hygiene, supplements, vitamins, perfumes, hair body and oral care. This is a WorldStar Packaging Award Category.
GOLD WINNER:
Impact International for the Sarah, Craig and Margorie 100% recycled PE GOLD AWARD and sugar cane PE tubes. The Craig tube can also be offered as a 5-layer EVOH tube, which helps improve product shelf life by increasing the oxygen barrier properties of the tube. These tubes are designed to be environmentally-friendly, improve packaging functionality, utilise smart technologies and also provide protection to the brand owner against counterfeit products. By scanning the QR code on the Sarah and Margorie tubes, you will be redirected to the Impact website, which explains what makes each tube unique and special.
SILVER WINNER:
PACT Group for the New Zealand’s Mix Ltd Essano SILVER brand post-consumer sourced (PCR) AWARD 100% recycled rPET shampoo bottle range. The new rPET range replaced the former HDPE design. Based on Essano’s volumes, this equates to approximately 56 tonnes kilograms of plastic that has been reused and diverted from landfill.
BRONZE WINNER: BRONZE AWARD
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OJI Fibre Solutions for EcoStore gift packs that hold product in place in smaller, lighter, eco-friendly 100% recyclable and compostable boxes.
2019 PIDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2019 PACKAGING INNOVATION & DESIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD – DOMESTIC & HOUSEHOLD The Domestic & Household category recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and processing materials, packaging and machinery/equipment within domestic and household items, toys, stationary, gifts, clothing, garden equipment, decorating. This is a WorldStar Packaging Award Category.
GOLD WINNER:
Nulon Products Australia & Caps and Closures for the Nulon EZYAWARD SQUEEZE fluid transfer system which replaces the traditional rigid packaging with a flexible pouch and applicator that has made accessing hard-to-reach fill points on a car quick and easy. The new packaging now makes it easier, quicker, with less waste and no pumps.
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SILVER WINNER:
OF Packaging for the Kookaburra Worm Farms Flat Bottom Bag with AWARD Perforated Side Gussets providing the required oxygen levels for the living product inside. The bag is also self-standing and rectangular in nature, which offers optimal space-utilisation for both packing and shipping procedures compared to other formats. SILVER
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2019 PIDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2019 PACKAGING INNOVATION & DESIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD – LABELLING & DECORATION (NEW AWARD) The new Labelling & Decoration Category is designed to recognise the addition of content to a pack which creates a unique or innovative appearance, function or communication. This may include labels, sleeves, tags, coding/markings, etching, directly applied inks or by any other similar process. This is a WorldStar Packaging Award Category.
GOLD WINNER:
Currie Group for their new transformational printing AWARD technology for packaging that showcases high-end printing, finishing, coding, marking and AR technology driving awareness to The Australian Rhino Project (TARP).
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SILVER WINNER: SILVER AWARD
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Metalprint Australia for Chobani Australia Spooky Vanilla Ghost Shaped Pouch which is a unique nonsymmetrical packaging design.
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2019 PIDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2019 ACCESSIBLE PACKAGING DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD (NEW AWARD)
The new Accessible Packaging Design Special Award is designed to recognise packaging that is accessible, intuitive, easyto-open and innovative. Accessible Packaging Design needs to include measuring techniques, understanding injuries caused by packaging and consumer satisfaction levels with packaging accessibility. This award category is sponsored by Arthritis Australia and Arthritis New Zealand.
GOLD WINNER: SPC Ardmona for their SPC ProVital Easy-Open Diced Fruit in Jelly range that is designed GOLD AWARD for all consumers to open, including those with reduced fine motor skills, dexterity and strength. This design achieved an ISR +8 accessibility rating (i.e. the product is universally easy-to-open, with 95% of the population able to open the pack without tools). The key design features of the ProVital pack is the textured and lengthened pull tab, combined with the easy grip decagon cup shape and low opening force. Testing undertaken by SPC has shown that the majority of patients experienced no pain when opening the pack. The final aspect that set this entry apart was the presentation of all the key information on the packaging. The instructions were clear and helpful, and the required information was very easy to read, with the use of the appropriate font size and excellent print contrast. SILVER WINNER:
Flavour Creations for their prethickened Ready-To-Drink (R TD) AWARD r a n g e packaged in the new Dysphagia Cup and Cup Holder which is designed to specifically increase rates of hydration and decrease rates of malnutrition for residents/patients with Dysphagia. Along with the reusable holder and plastic over seal, the snap fitting portion control cup has a large overhanging tab that is textured. The clear and legible ‘peel back’ wording allows consumers to understand how to open the product. SILVER
SPECIAL COMMENDATION:
Moana New Zealand & Sealed Air for Cryovac® Grip and Tear® (including 'small tab') was designed to foster ease-of-use for packaged meat, poultry, seafood products for processors, food service and retail markets. This Accessible Packaging Design enables convenient product access using a packaging design that is simple and intuitive for consumers to use; irrespective of their age or functional abilities. Previously these difficult to open items required opening tools, which could easily cause injuries. The Grip and Tear feature means the packs can now be easily opened by a simple hand action. Sealed Air have undertaken significant design innovation in the development of the Grip and Tear feature to meet both the food handling and food protection requirements for the range of products proposed for the packaging format. SPECIAL COMMENDATION
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2019 PIDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2019 SAVE FOOD PACKAGING DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD The Save Food Packaging Design Special Award is designed to recognise companies that have developed innovative and sustainable packaging solutions that minimises food losses and food waste. This is a WorldStar Packaging Awards category. The winner was awarded a custom EcodEX packaging environmental assessment valued at $10,000, sponsored by Empauer.
GOLD WINNER:
Hazeldene's Chicken Farm & Sealed Air for Cryovac Darfresh on Tray vacuum skin technology AWARD that has been engineered to address key challenges facing our world's food processing industry including food safety, shelf life extension, operational efficiency and brand building. The pack can provide an increase of shelf life by 25% over existing MAP applications. Food waste reduction is further facilitated by the fact that the packaging is easy-to-open as the tear tab and peelable top film allows for easy product access. This means no knives and no product damage. The pack is also freezer-ready and the vacuum environment ensures no product dehydration. The shelf life is visible and easy to find on the front of the pack which makes meal planning for less waste easier. Serving size has been optimised to serve 2x which meets the needs of today's typical household. This efficient portion size also further helps reduce food waste.
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SILVER WINNER:
Flavour Creations for their pre-thickened Ready-To-Drink (RTD) range of packaging AWARD which are shelf-stable products with 12 months shelf-life when unopened. When the RTD’s are packaged in the new Dysphagia Cup and Cup Holder they are designed to reduce food for special medical purposes by enabling better motor control of the drinking process, improving grip, stability and ensuring the ability to consume the full contents. Best Before Dates are clearly legible on all packaging which further helps to reduce food wastage. SILVER
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2019 PIDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2019 SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD
The Sustainable Packaging Design Award is designed to recognise companies that have developed innovative packaging or processing solutions that incorporates sustainability considerations. Elements include Social, Material, Source Reduction, Energy and Recovery. This is a WorldStar Packaging Award Category. Due to the overwhelming number of submissions to this category and the difference styles of packaging entered, the award winners were separated in to two subset categories 1. Materials and 2. Circular Economy. The Gold winners for each category were awarded a custom EcodEX packaging environmental assessment valued at $10,000 sponsored by Empauer.
2019 SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD - MATERIALS GOLD WINNER:
Punchbowl Packaging for the Kaituna Blueberries peel-able, re-sealable, tamperGOLD proof top seal fibre punnets. Punchbowl’s AWARD design approach was to deliver a simple, practical and sustainable solution for customers, while ensuring a range of ‘end of life’ options for the packaging. In designing this sustainable packaging format, Kaituna have been able to achieve a 10% weight reduction compared with the standard 125 grams blueberries plastic labelled clamshell. The punnet is made from renewable unbleached wheat straw and is compostable in industrial compost systems. The punnet is also recyclable, with pulpability testing indicating a 95% fibre yield result and cleverly Kaituna have developed reuse opportunities for the punnet as seedling plant pots.
SILVER WINNER:
P l a n t i c Technologies for the NEAT Meat Tray using PLANTIC™ RV high barrier Skin Pack recyclable material to replace their previous non-recyclable tray made from black HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene). The rPET is sourced from New Zealand and Australian recycled post-consumer PET bottles and in plant PET waste from both the manufacturing of the PLANTIC™ RV tray and other waste PET streams. The addition of the Australasian Recycling logo to the Neat Meats pack will assist consumers to correctly dispose of the packaging. SILVER AWARD
BRONZE WINNER:
Impact International have taken a n i n n o v a t i ve & s u s t a i n a b l e AWARD approach to offer to their customer three tube packaging options to replace fossil fuel plastic tube packaging. The Sarah, Craig and Margorie range are 100% recycled PE and sugar cane PE tubes. The Sarah & Margorie tubes use of recycled PE meets the 2025 Targets of including recycled content. Impact International is a registered public drop off point for a global recycling program which provides consumers an additional facility to return and recycle tubes. BRONZE
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2019 PIDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2019 SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD - MATERIALS
SPECIAL COMMENDATION
MATERIALS SPECIAL COMMENDATION #1:
Woolworths have undertaken a major project in replacing their previous black plastic non-recyclable plastic trays with a renewable sourced pulp/plant-based fibre sourced from unbleached bamboo (40%) and unbleached sugarcane (60%). This national change over into all stores for over 50 in store bakery products, represents 75% of all products that were previously packed in the black plastic non-recyclable tray. This reduced 265 tonnes of plastic annually from their bakery department.
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MATERIALS SPECIAL COMMENDATION #2:
Ranpak for their Thermal Paper Packaging Solution. Ranpak’s packaging is biodegradable, recyclable and renewable and using the Ranpak equipment it provides companies with flexibility to generate packaging as required, pre-sized and pre-cut. This flexibility provides huge space saving opportunities compared to plastic and EPS versions of thermal protection.
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2019 PIDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2019 SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD - CIRCULAR ECONOMY GOLD WINNER:
PACT Group for the New Zealand brand Lewis AWARD Road Creamery postconsumer sourced PCR 100% recycled rPET milk bottle range. The rPET bottles and simple label design stand out on shelf as they are based on the old-style glass milk bottles. This has enabled the boutique brand to achieve a nostalgic feel and a new level of authenticity. The rPET bottles have a sturdy glass like premium feel that captures the brand’s history and credentials. This is the first Australasian milk producer to change to 100% rPET, that is also 100% recyclable.
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SPECIAL COMMENDATION:
This special commendation recognises Detpak’s initiative and investment in the development of the RecycleMe system, combining circular economy thinking to maintain high material value to address a single use packaging item. In the development of the program, Detpak started at the end-market (mill) perspective to ensure the acceptance of their innovative cup lining technology. The system also provides a solution for the cup lid which can now be collected and recycled into products such as plastic photo frames. With this right industry partnerships, the RecycleMe™ System is scalable and able to be rolled out across many locations in Australia and New Zealand. SPECIAL COMMENDATION
New Zealand takes home four Gold Awards
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2019 PIDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2019 INDUSTRY PACKAGING PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Industry Packaging Professional of the Year Award is designed to recognise and acknowledge the outstanding achievements and contribution by an individual currently working within the Packaging industry. The judges were looking for an individual who have demonstrated vision and leadership, shows innovation and who is not afraid to take risks. The winner is Joe Foster, Co-Founder & Director, OF Packaging. Joe Foster has had a passion for flexible packaging for most of his life and has run four businesses across four countries over the last WINNER forty years. Joe has spent the majority of his career working to not only understand flexible packaging at its core but progress the possibilities of flexible plastics with a continued focus on packaging innovation. Joe Foster’s true legacy has nothing revolves around his resoundingly passionate attitude towards flexible packaging. Joe sees beyond what flexible packaging is, to what it can be, and hopes to create an evolved understanding of flexible packaging and the place it holds in society. His goal is to improve the relationship we have with flexible packaging and plastics, helping inspire new respect for packaging and improving consumer and waste behaviours along the way.
2019 PACKAGING NEW ZEALAND SCHOLARSHIP
The Packaging New Zealand Scholarship provides a Packaging professional who is looking to further their education the opportunity to enrol in the Diploma in Packaging Technology valued at $9000. The winner is Poonam Patel, Senior Packaging Technologist, Goodman Fielder. Poonam believes that with a Diploma in Packaging Technology in hand she will have a strong platform to solidify her career path WINNER to specialise in the packaging field. Not only that, the knowledge gained from the Diploma will empower her to utilise her skills in teasing out ideas, risks and mitigations with a more focused and technical view. Using the knowledge she gains from this course Poonam would like to turn theory into practice that is engaging; inspiring future generations with little awareness of this fascinating sector. For Poonam the journey doesn’t just stop at creating and innovating. She recently read about the importance of women in the manufacturing environment and the part they actively play to grow the success of this sector. Her aspiration is to not only be a part of this movement but to advocate to the up-coming generation of women joining the work force on the viability of a career in packaging technology.
2019 YOUNG PACKAGING PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
The purpose of the Young Packaging Professional of the Year Award is to provide incentive and recognition to young professionals who are both currently working in and wish to continue their career path within the Packaging industry. The winner is Karunia Adhiputra, Packaging Technologist – Technical & Production, Nestle Australia. Whilst Adhi has already achieved a significant number of things in his career the one that stands out is the WINNER development of the Australasian Recycling Label program tracker and generator for Nestle. During the implementation and training of the ARL for Nestlé products, Adhi created an excel tracker which captures all products across Australia and New Zealand to assist in the auditing requirement of APCO members. Adhi is now responsible for training all Nestle packaging technologists in both ARL and PREP tools and he hopes that one day he will become a mentor to new packaging technologists and provide them with the skills required to become a successful and valuable contributor to the packaging industry.
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CREATIVE COLLABORATION LEADS WOMEN IN PACKAGING 2019
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reativity, collaboration and a rapidly changing workplace were some of the key points addressed by BrandOpus Australia managing director Nikki Moeschinger, the keynote speaker at the 2019 Women in Packaging Breakfast Forum, presented by PKN Packaging News and Food & Drink Business. Speaking to more than 100 attendees at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney, Moeschinger led her presentation by pointing to the need for creativity in today’s fast-paced and instantaneous workplace culture, asking what can be done to develop the workplaces of tomorrow. “New entrants to today’s job market have grown up in an environment where the speed, scope and intensity of reaction – afforded by social media – further discourages risk-taking,” she said. “Jobs provide us with both material comfort and psychological gratification. We need to work to feel engaged, to contribute.” “Whatever your definition of creativity may be, if it is what we’re going to need of the workplaces of tomorrow, it is what we need in the workplaces of today.” Moeschinger highlighted that the presence of measurability and big data have impacted on the psyche of an entire generation’s way of working, putting pressure on everyone to make the ‘right decision’ and backing it with data. “We’re obsessed with big data and we value efficiencies over effectiveness,” she said. “This has further compounded the loss of our creative skills… we’re becoming smaller, less bold, less childlike in our curiosity, and we’re increasingly hesitant to have a go.” Further describing creativity as an innate, human skill, Moeschinger said this was slowly lost along the way during school to university and then into the workplace, suggesting logic and rationality become learned, encouraged and practised, subsequently stifling creativity.
“Being rational is the opposite of being imaginative… why are we teaching knowledge when we should be teaching thinking?” she said. “We need to teach our children to think creatively, to reimagine and to challenge. Only this will help to develop skills they require in the future.” On the topic of technology replacing humans in the workplace, Moeschinger suggested the 2020s will be a decade of re-employment rather than unemployment, as the shift in the division of labour will potentially net 58 million new job problems, according to The World Economic Forum 2018 Future of Jobs Report. Artificial Intelligence (AI), in particular, was put under the microscope, as the audience watched a luxury car advertisement based on a script created by AI, in a test to see how creative the technology can be. Moeschinger was critical of the ad, saying that even though AI was only used for a small part of the process – script writing – it was, “the most awkward part; the storyline doesn’t quite make sense.” “Its learning is programmed and although the results might be interesting, machines do not have what humans have – imagination and creativity – but what machines are very good at, is processing and analysing tremendous amounts of data in incredibly short amounts of time.” Moeschinger suggests it is the partnership between humans and AI that will create a force greater than each on their own, where, “collaborative intelligence amplifies human performance.” The 2019 Women in Packaging Breakfast Forum is an event presented by PKN Packaging News and Food & Drink Business, in partnership with the AIP during the Australian Institute of Packaging’s National Technical Forum. BROUGHT TO YOU BY SUPPORTED BY
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CRITICAL THINKING KEY IN NEW TALENT: WOMEN'S PANEL
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he ability to attract bright young people and develop their critical thinking emerged as the key themes at the PKN + Food & Drink Business Women in Packaging breakfast panel, held at the AIP Technical Forum.
Hosted by PKN Packaging News editor Lindy Hughson, the panel comprised three leading lights in the packaging world, all committed to the development of the industry. Discussing the issue were Liza Vernalls, director of packaging at Campbell Arnott's; Nerida Kelton, executive director of the AIP; and Dr Rym Kachouri, APPMA board member and general manager for service and agency products at automation and robotics specialist Foodmach. Engaging with young people and providing appealing pathways to their entry is central to the growth strategy of every industry, and packaging is no exception. However, with so much competition for bright young minds the questions posed by Hughson were how should packaging go about presenting itself as a positive and fulfilling career choice? And what kind of people should it be attracting? What kind of training should it be providing? Dr Kachouri said that automation would increasingly lead to an upskilled workforce as machines took an increasing share of the more repetitive jobs. She said, “Skilled engineers will be highly sought after, and our biggest challenge is to find them.” Kachouri pointed out that at the Dulux factory in Melbourne, considered one of the world's most advanced and which is almost completely automated, the person running the factory is not an IT professional. She said, “When Dulux was looking to hire it chose the person based on their reactivity, in other words how they responded to adverse situations. Automation means humans are needed in exactly this situation, to manage solutions to unexpected issues that occur, what happens if the machine does not act in the way it should. These are the people we need.” Hughson raised the issue of resources for training, and asked Vernalls who should take responsibility for that: the person themselves, the brand owner, government, the packaging industry, the company? Vernalls' view was training should be the 70/20/10 split between on the job, projects and study.
On the point of attracting young people she said, “We need to be connecting with young people at the point between high school and uni. Engineering does this really well, packaging should be the same. We need to be talking to young people as they begin the transition between school and uni and highlight the great career opportunities the packaging industry presents.” Nerida Kelton said that the lack of undergraduate degrees in packaging was hurting the industry's ability to attract new talent. She said, “We're missing people at that level, there are no packaging degrees like there were in the '80s and '90s. Most of the people in this room come from an industrial design or food science background." Kelton did remind the audience that there are a range of educational packaging qualifications available through the AIP. Hughson then asked Kachouri as both an academic and a businesswoman if universities were keeping pace with the real world. She said, “There is a gap, but it is both ways. People in the packaging industry need to continually develop their skill sets. APPMA is aiming to work with RMIT Online to develop specific courses, which will be online, that will enable continuous training. “We need to develop critical thinking. This is the difference between humans and machines.” Pointing to the previous big picture presentation by BrandOpus GM Nikki Moeschinger, Kachouri said that industry needs to develop lateral thinking and solutions-focused people, rather than just those who are good at doing what has always been done. Kelton said collaboration was key, and pointed out that the AIP itself was working with 40 associations around the world and taking the best learnings from all. As it was the Women in Packaging breakfast, the panel wrapped up on the note that half the people at AUSPACK were women and an increasing number of speakers at industry events are women, whereas 20 years ago there were very few, saying it was a sign of real progress within the industry. Women in Packaging is a PKN Packaging News + Food & Drink Business event. It was presented in collaboration with the AIP at the 2019 AIP National Technical Forum.
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ON-PACK DATE LABELS AND STORAGE GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT CONSUMERS IN REDUCING FOOD WASTE
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he AIP would like to encourage all of our Members to please help Wanjun Chu with his Phd. Wanjun is a PhD student from Linköping University, Sweden. His general research focus is on the topic of design for sustainable behavior and sustainable interaction design. Currently he is working with Professor Karli Verghese FAIP from School of Design, RMIT, where they are conducting a research project to systematically explore how to better design on-pack date labels and storage guidance to support consumers in reducing food waste.
RELATION BETWEEN ON-PACK LABELING AND CONSUMER FOOD WASTE:
On-pack date related label is one of the most direct information carriers used in food industry to communicate specific product attributes with consumers. On one hand, it is regarded as an effective tool which can help consumers to make informed consumption decisions. However, on the other hand, it has been identified as one of the major factors that contributes to the problem of consumer food waste.
INDUSTRY’S OPINIONS MATTER:
Specifically, in this project, RMIT are interested in exploring and experimenting novel ways to create better interactions between these on-pack information attributes and consumers. In order to achieve this, RMIT would like to reach as many industry participants as possible to understand your knowledge, experiences, difficulties, and suggestions regarding the design of on-pack date labels and storage information.
PRACTICAL SUSTAINABILITY VALUES AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR INDUSTRY:
Apart from learning from industry practices, RMIT also aim to make practical changes in people’s daily life and bring potential benefits to food and packaging industry practitioners. Wanjun has developed a digital mobile app prototype, which integrates the newest technology (Augmented Reality & AI assistant) with the on-pack date labels and storage information to help consumers make more tailored and informed food consumption and disposal decisions. RMIT would like to collect your feedback and co-design this new consumer-packaging interaction concept with you.
INTERVIEW AND DESIGN IDEATION SESSION
The way RMIT would like to engage you in this research is through an interview & on-pack label design ideation session, which lasts approximately 90 minutes in total. Depending upon your own schedule and preferences, they can always adjust the session time accordingly. Regarding the place of the interview and design session, it would be great if it could take place at the environment that you are comfortable with, for example RMIT can visit you and conduct the session in your company or organisation. You are also welcome to visit RMIT, where they will arrange the meeting for you. Video or telephone interviews can be an alternative in case you are unable to meet face-to-face.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
If you are interested in participating, or want to know more about the project, please feel free to contact: chu.wan.jun@rmit.edu.au. Wanjun Chu will then send the detailed information Sheet and Consent Form to you.
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FIGHT FOOD WASTE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE APPROVED THEIR SAVE FOOD PACKAGING PROJECT
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he Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) formally announced that the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre have approved their Save Food Packaging project as one of the first.
The AIP will be the project leader on the Save Food Packaging Criteria and Framework 1.2.1 project and have established an extensive Save Food Packaging Consortium that is made up of leaders in Save Food Packaging design and innovations to ensure that the guidelines are practical for the industries they will serve. The Save Food Packaging Consortium is made up of the AIP as project lead, RMIT as the Research Partner, Project Contributors will be ZipForm Packaging, Sealed Air, Multivac and APCO, Project Partners will be Plantic Technologies, Result Group and Ulma Packaging and the Extension Network will consist of AFCCC, APCO, AFGC and AIFST. The Save Food Packaging Design Criteria and Framework will integrate current research literature with industry knowledge regarding the functional properties and role of packaging in saving food being wasted. Whilst the primary functions of packaging are to contain and protect the content, as well as providing information about the product, the role of packaging in reducing food waste needs to be better understood by food producers, manufacturers, brand owners, retailers and consumers. The connection between packaging design and food waste needs to be discussed more openly in the industry.
Using the industry networks of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) in partnership with AFCCC, AFGC, AIFST and RMIT University and an Industry Advisory Committee this project will produce packaging design criteria and communication material for the implementation into food packaging that will lead to better packaging design, material selection and format selection using appropriate portioning, sealability, resealability features, date labelling, extend shelf life and provide the information required to assist retail, food service and consumers to minimise food waste. This project will focus upon Australia/New Zealand. Future projects will look to other countries through the World Packaging Organisation (WPO). The global project will also be led and coordinated by the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) as the ANZ WPO Member. The AIP welcomes everyone to participate in this project Should you be interested please email nerida@aipack.com.au.
From field to fork there are several possibilities for food loss and waste to occur. It has been approximated that up to 30% of the edible food produced, does not reach the fork. Packaging’s role in reducing food waste is the next challenge for Packaging Technologists, Designers and Engineers.
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THE USE OF LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN HALF-DAY TRAINING COURSE
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The Use of Lifecycle Assessment Tools for Sustainable Packaging Design half-day training course is aimed at providing an introduction NEW and learning framework for packaging industry COURSE professionals to apply lifecycle thinking to their working contexts. WHEN: 5 June WHERE: RMIT, Swanston Street, Melbourne PRESENTER: Simon Lockrey Coordinator - Design Action Program + ID Engineering Courses Senior Lecturer/ Research Fellow - School of Design, School of Design, College of Design and Social Context RMIT University, Australia.
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17 July Visy Recycling New Zealand 29 Victoria Street, Onehunga, Auckland PRESENTER: Ralph Moyle FAIP, CPP Education Coordinator Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) WHEN: WHERE:
FOODTECH QLD
WHEN: 28-30 July WHERE: BCEC, South Brisbane
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Popular Sustainable Packaging Training Course to run alongside FoodTech QLD The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), in conjunction with AIFST, will be running their popular ‘Introduction to Sustainable Packaging Training’ half-day training course as a part of FoodTech QLD on the 29th of July.
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Commencing operations at Spotswood in 1890 the O-I Melbourne (Spotswood) Plant is possibly the oldest continuously operating glass plant in Asia Pacific region and is one of the oldest continuously operating factories within the Greater Melbourne area. FULLY BOOKED 5 June WAIT LIST AVAILABLE Spotswood, Victoria
INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN HALF-DAY TRAINING QLD 29 July To be held alongside FoodTech QLD BCEC, South Brisbane PRESENTER: Ralph Moyle FAIP, CPP Education Coordinator Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) WHEN: WHERE:
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DON’T MISS OUT ON THE LATEST AIP ACTIVITIES FOR 2019 AIP CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ASEAN REGION WITH TRAINING AND FORUMS
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he Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will not only be exhibiting for the third consecutive year in the Australian Pavilion at ProPak Asia 2019 but will also be launching the inaugural Global Packaging Forum and running a Sustainable Packaging Design Training course alongside the show for all of industry to attend.
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ProPak Asia is the largest industry event of its kind in Asia. It's Asia's best platform to connect to the regions rapidly expanding processing and packaging industries.
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INAUGURAL GLOBAL PACKAGING FORUM – 12 JUNE The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), in conjunction with UBM Allworld, will be running the inaugural Global Packaging Forum on the 12th of June @ ProPak Asia 2019. Speakers will be coming from all across the globe to discuss regional and global trends in Sustainable Packaging, Biodegradable and Compostable Packaging, 2025 Sustainable Packaging Targets, how the industry can help minimise Food Waste, Save Food Packaging Design, Regional and Global Trends in packaging, innovation, digital printing, robotics & automation and more. The speakers will come from both key global packaging associations and leading companies in these markets. All of industry is invited to attend and tickets will be free. https://www.propakasia.com/ppka/2019/en/global_packaging.asp
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Yoav Lotan Business Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan HP Indigo Labels
Supanat Ratanadib Marketing Director -Thailand Tetra Pak
Tom Egan Vice President, Industry Services PMMI
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DON’T MISS OUT ON THE LATEST AIP ACTIVITIES FOR 2019 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN HALF-DAY TRAINING COURSE WHAT:
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INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN TRAINING COURSE The AIP will also be running their new ‘Introduction to Sustainable Packaging Design Training Course at ProPak Asia 2019 for all of industry to attend. OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE How do you work your way through the maze of demands to change packaging to meet environmental challenges? This course is designed to assist anyone who is responsible in their business to make packaging changes to meet ‘War on Waste’ questions, changes to retailer and consumer trends and behaviours; while not spending any more money at the end. The course will provide attendees a better understanding of the practical guidelines and criteria needed to design and develop sustainable packaging including the Sustainability Hierarchy of Reduce, Reuse then Recycle and the Circular Economy approach to packaging and the environment. Discussions will also cover Plastic, Glass and Metal packaging and their impact on the environment and whether the use of non-renewable resources, plant-based bioplastics, compostable and recycled materials and various tools can assist their business to understand the full life of packaging. This will involve the impact of ‘Food or Product Waste’. Participants will be invited to bring with them a sample of their company’s packaging materials to use as a case study.
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14 June To be held alongside ProPak Asia BITEC, Bang Na, Bangkok 10260, Thailand Ralph Moyle FAIP, CPP Education Coordinator Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) Ralph Moyle FAIP, CPP is an experienced food-packaging consultant with 40 years in the food processing industry and 20 year’s focused on packaging. Registrations are now open using http://aipack.com.au/event-registration/?ee=217
Known as Asia’s number one packaging and processing exhibition ProPak Asia 2019 will be held from the 12 to 15th of June in Bangkok, Thailand. ProPak Asia has been serving the ASEAN Region for 27 years and is the regional hub for connecting packaging and processing manufacturers and suppliers. ProPak Asia 2019 will showcase over 20,000 products and solutions across 1900 exhibitors from 50 countries within 9 zones over 4 days. ProPak Asia is divided into nine targeted zones for visitors including ProcessingTechAsia, PackagingTechAsia, DrinkTechAsia, PharmaTechAsia, Lab&TestAsia, Materials Asia, Coding, Marking & Labelling Asia, Coldchain, Logistics & Warehousing Asia and Printech Asia.
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2019 FOODBANK WAREHOUSE VOLUNTEERING PROGRAM
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The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is pleased to advise that it will now also be working with Foodbank Victoria and their innovative Warehouse Volunteering Program. Hunger In Victoria. Hunger is a hidden crisis in Victoria and across Australia. Foodbank Victoria believes every Victorian deserves healthy food, yet 1 in 10 don’t know where their next meal is coming from and 1 in 7 Victorian children go to school hungry. Each month they source and distribute food to 134,000 Victorians who rely on their food assistance, including over 38,000 children. They collect surplus food from across Victoria, weigh it and sort it into orders, then distribute it among our community partners to feed hungry Victorians. Their total distribution during 2015-2016 was 10.4 million kilos – or over 18 million meals. SO HOW CAN THE AIP HELP FOODBANK VICTORIA? Join our AIP Warehouse Volunteering Program; either as an individual, with your staff and colleagues, or even with your families. The AIP will work directly with Foodbank Victoria to book in some days where our volunteers can visit the Yarraville Warehouse and help pick and pack on-line orders and mixed grocery boxes. The day will start with a formal introduction on how Foodbank Victoria works and information on their charity partners. So how can YOU get involved? The AIP Foodbank Warehouse Volunteering Program will provide you the opportunity to better understand how Foodbank works and will be a combination of picking and packing of on-line food orders and packing mixed grocery boxes. The on-line orders have been placed by many of the 470 charity partners who look after the thousands of Victorians currently experiencing food insecurity. The mixed groceries items are donated by school students, community groups, clubs and corporate organisations who run food drives to provide the ingredients for the food boxes. Their charity partners are able to order these boxes which they then pass on to those families or individuals who need that extra help with grocery items. Each volunteer would have the opportunity to work in both areas. WHEN: Tuesday 2 July WHERE: Yarraville, Victoria
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AIP MEMBERS PACK 2175KGS OF POTATOES AND CARROTS FOR KIWHARVEST
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s a part of the Australian Institute of Packaging’s commitment to Fighting Food Waste two teams of Members headed to KiwiHarvest in Auckland, NZ over the last month to help pack 2175 kgs of potatoes and carrots into approx. 145x 15kg bags. The bags KiwiHarvest use are the malt bags from boutique breweries which saves them from going to waste as well.
The recipients who receive the potatoes and carrots are all over Auckland from Orewa in the North to Pukekohe in the South. The completed bags are given to foodbanks to distribute to individual families, used for community meals such as Everybody Eats, charities like Shine Womens Refuge, schools.
SO WHO ARE KIWIHARVEST?
KiwiHarvest are New Zealand’s perishable food rescuers; collecting good food before it goes to waste and distributing it to those in need to nourish the wider community. Every month they deliver over 60,000 kgs of food to 220 charities nationally. Their work is already changing the fact that 103,000 tonnes of food is thrown away by New Zealand industry every year. KiwiHarvest is here to create lasting positive change so that good food does not go to waste. Moreover, those that need nourishment will receive it. KiwiHarvest reduces the negative impacts of food waste on our environment by redistributing excess food; helping to create lasting positive social change by nourishing those in need.
SO HOW CAN AIP MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY COLLEAGUES HELP KIWIHARVEST?
Join our AIP KiwiHarvest Volunteer Program; either as an individual, with your staff and colleagues, or even with your families. The AIP will work directly with KiwiHarvest to book in some days where our volunteers can visit the Ellerslie Warehouse and help pick and pack fresh vegetables into sacks. The day will start with a formal introduction on how KiwiHarvest works and information on their charity partners. The AIP will be offering more volunteer days throughout the year for NZ industry. Email info@aipack.com.au if you would like to get involved in NZ.
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CERTIFIED PACKAGING PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION RAISES THE BAR GLOBALLY FOR PACKAGING
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s the peak professional body for packaging education & training in Australasia it is paramount that the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) offers professional designations that are internationally recognised and have the ability to raise the profession of packaging technologists and designers across the globe. Such a designation is the Certified Packaging Professional (CPP)®; which is a registered trademark of the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) in the United States. Since 1972, IoPP has awarded over 1000 qualified applicants the designation ‘Certified Packaging Professional (CPP)®’ and is recognised as the premier designation in the industry signifying excellence as a packaging professional. Candidates achieve the Certified Packaging Professional (CPP)® designation by demonstrating significant industry expertise and experience, measured through a flexible applicant testing process. Attaining the CPP® recognises the designation as a commitment to excellence in the packaging profession and the credential demonstrates that a packaging practitioner possesses packaging knowledge, experience and skills to the degree that they deserve recognition as a true packaging professional. CPP®s are in demand as speakers and as leaders on their packaging teams. Three years ago the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) approached the IoPP about the possibility of rolling out the CPP® program into the Australasian region and we are proud to announce that the region has 20 Certified Packaging Professionals, with enrolments coming in every week from across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. As a Member Country of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) the AIP recently agreed to provide support for CPP® program roll outs for other countries across the globe to ensure that the CPP® designation and the packaging profession is recognised globally. WPO Member Countries that are in the process of the rollout include Nigeria, Brazil, South Africa and Singapore with many other to follow shortly. The CPP® designation is now internationally recognised by the IoPP, the AIP and the WPO.
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CERTIFIED PACKAGING PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION RAISES THE BAR GLOBALLY FOR PACKAGING By encouraging other countries to roll out the CPP® program the aim is to see packaging technology and design become more globally recognised as a profession, which in turn will encourage more people to attain greater packaging skills and knowledge, with the flow on effect of more people developing long-term careers in packaging across the globe. The CPP® designation should also assist companies to recognise and employ highly-skilled packaging professionals through international transfers and exchange programs. Attaining the CPP® designation is an excellent investment in your professional development and the credential defines the packaging professional allowing organisations to seek out and hire the right professional based on verified knowledge, skills and industry contributions. In an ideal world all companies who are hiring packaging professionals should ensure that the CPP designation is a recognised and required skill-set for the hiring and promotion processes. The CPP® is the premier designation in the industry, signifying excellence as a packaging professional with the most recent IoPP salary survey revealing that CPPs® earn between 7% and 10% more than their non-certified co-workers. Using the CPP® program to assess and evaluate one’s professional competency validates you as internationally proficient as a packaging professional; a cut above your peers. Next time you meet someone with CPP after their name I would ask that you please congratulate them; as the designation is a significant achievement that deserves recognition by the business they work in and their packaging peers. Isn’t it time that you joined packaging experts from around the world with the Industry’s leading professional designation? Ask the AIP how. Nerida Kelton MAIP Executive Director - Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) ANZ Board Member – World Packaging Organisation (WPO)
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he Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) would like to congratulate Ankur Saxena for attaining his Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation. Offered exclusively through the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) in Australasia, the Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation is the leading mark of excellence internationally and a must-have recognition of industry proficiency and achievement for packaging professionals. The AIP asked Ankur a few questions about his career, packaging education and why the Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation is so important for the profession and the industry…
Ankur Saxena MAIP, CPP
Q1:How long have you been in the industry? What are your areas of expertise? A: I have been in the Packaging Industry for more than 6 years. My areas of expertise include plastic components - bottles and jars, metal tins and cans, aerosol, paper and paperboard manufacturing corrugate and printing processes which includes offset, flexography, gravure, screen and digital printing. I also possess a thorough understanding of Factory Operations such as Filling & Packing Lines, Engineering Design, Labelling, Production Design Layouts with Manpower Utilisation, Conducting Risk Assessment, Specifications Development, Process Capability (Statistical Process Control and Control Charts) and Process Improvements, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, HACCP, Packaging Safety and Compliance. I have also developed commercial acumen related to Packaging Procurement, Total Delivered Cost, Conversion Cost, Cost Optimisation. From an ITsystems point of view, I also hold a good amount of exposure with SAP-MM, Bill of Materials (BOMs), Oracle, AutoCAD and Microsoft Office. Q2: What made you apply for the Certified Packaging Professional designation? A: I always believed that there should be an industry-specific benchmark qualification achieved in Packaging Industry, which will help develop my career in the organisation I am working with. So, when I came across the Certified Packaging Professional designation, I made my mind to study and sit the exam. Q3: How important is attaining the CPP designation to you as an individual? A: With the CPP designation, and using the concepts mentioned in 5th edition of Fundamentals of Packaging Technology I can contribute to the Packaging development process of my organisation, making it much more standardised and cost-effective. Also, having my CPP designation will help validate my skills within the global community of Packaging Professionals. Q4: How important is the CPP designation for the greater recognition of packaging professionals? A: The CPP designation is a global recognition that will help Packaging professionals to be recognised for their skills and to be highly- considered for Packaging roles. Seeing the CPP designation should greatly assist companies to hired based on packaging work experience, technical know-how and skill-sets. ABOUT THE CPP PROGRAM Isn’t it time that you joined recognised packaging experts from around the world with the industry’s leading professional designation? Attaining the CPP® designation is an excellent investment in your professional development and the credential defines the packaging professional and allows organisations to seek out and hire the right professional based on verified knowledge, skills and industry contributions. CPP is a designation some of the leading packaging companies in the world want their influential team members to have because it demonstrates broad competency in all major areas of packaging. CPPs today typically enjoy more senior, decision-making positions in their companies, and research also suggests that holders of CPP often out-earn their non-certified peers. CPP credential demonstrates that a packaging practitioner possesses packaging knowledge, experience and skills to the degree that they deserve recognition as a true packaging professional; a cut above their peers.
To find out more about the Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation please email the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) on info@aipack.com.au or visit http://aipack.com.au/education/certified-packaging-professional-cpp/
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AIP WELCOMES NEW MEMBER The AIP would like to welcome our latest Member Jerry Tharapos AAIP, Chief Operating Officer& Supply Chain Director, Flint Group.
Q1: WHY DID YOU JOIN THE AIP? WHAT BENEFITS DO YOU BELIEVE THE AIP OFFERS ALL THEIR MEMBERS?
A: I joined the AIP because it is the leading body for those working in the printing and packaging industry. The AIP offers excellent events, training and education programs & the opportunity for members to network, collaborate and learn from each other at AIP hosted events.
Q2: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY? WHAT ARE YOUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE?
A: I have been in the industry for over 10 years and bring over 20 years’ experience as a Supply Chain Director, Chief Operating Officer and transformation consultant leading supply chains and operations globally, including working in China. The particular strength and skill that I bring is my proven track record of successfully developing, leading and transforming supply chains and multi-site complex operations with billion dollar budgets. I have driven multi-million dollar efficiencies and created industry benchmark supply chain practices and processes in several organisations. I have transformed businesses and been instrumental in driving them to increased profitability and future growth. Jerry Tharapos AAIP Chief Operating Officer Supply Chain Director Flint Group
Q3: WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT JOB ROLE AND WHAT ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES?
A: After leading the site operations and supply chain across Australia and New Zealand for over 4 years at Flint Group, I am now consulting and involved in interim executive management. At Flint Group I was responsible for: • Manufacturing operations across Australia and New Zealand • Maintenance and capital expenditure • SHE • LEAN • Warehouse operations, logistics and distribution • Customer service • S&OP • Demand and Supply Planning • Forecasting • Purchasing • Director of the Program Management Office
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he packaging sector of the New Zealand print industry continues to experience solid growth and make important, ongoing employment, trade and consumer contributions. However, despite packaging also being one of the most influential forms of communication between a product and a consumer, the sector has come in for some arguably misguided criticisms in recent times. In this article we aim to explore some of the main attributes, contributions and sustainability objectives of the industry -- to essentially tell the real story. Packaging -- a huge economic and trade contributor Iain MacIntyre New Zealand’s packaging industry is annually contributing $4.38 billion to this country’s GDP (1.8% of New Zealand’s total GDP), providing 52,235 jobs (2.1% of the country’s employment) and is on a strong growth and environmentallyfocused trajectory. Entailing 5851 business units (1% of the country’s total), the sector furthermore enables a collective sales total of well over $100 billion in domestic trade, agribusiness exports and merchandise exports, says Packaging New Zealand executive director Sharon Humphreys. “Packaging is the big enabler for trade,” says Ms Humphreys. “Nothing gets out of this country unless it’s got packaging around it. But people don’t buy packaging, they buy products -- and, as a rule of thumb, packaging represents one-tenth of the resources of a product.” Noting the packaging industry continues to grow in all sectors with which his business has involvement, Gravure Packaging (GPL) managing director Greg Chapman emphasises: “It will continue to be an important contributor to New Zealand’s economy for years to come.” Speaking from vast experience of particularly the flexible sector -- albeit, while also noting his observations apply across a range of packaging formats -- Mr Chapman highlights key packaging functions as including: • brand recognition (graphics) • contents protection (both physical and product freshness) • portion control • convenience “The development of flexibles over the years has been and continues to be driven by consumer behaviour,” he says. People browse for products they recognise and trust. Highly-decorated packs help people find what they are looking for quickly -- imagine shopping for cereal if they were all in plain packs with just one or two words on them? “Packaging keeps products safe from harm during transportation and nutters that want to tamper with the products inside. “Packaging has a huge amount of ‘invisible magic’ in the materials used to keep products fresh and reduce the amount of spoilage -- this translates to longer shelf life, fewer deliveries of product to shops and lower distribution costs.
“These days, convenience is a big thing. People are looking to buy things they can use while on the move or single-serve options in food items. For ‘time-poor’ humans, packaging plays a huge part in their decision on which brand to buy, especially with smaller portion units and ready-to-consume items.” Ms Humphreys says the industry is also very focused on the functionality of packaging, as evidenced by her organisation’s ongoing work with Arthritis New Zealand, which has included the publication of guidelines for the design of accessible food packaging. “Functionality for them is something that is really critical, because you’re dealing with people who have significant issues with dexterity. The bottom line is if the packaging is functional then they can get into it -- packaging is an enabler to them being healthy, functional and well-nourished human beings.” Furthermore, Ms Humphreys highlights the immense role that packaging plays in an issue of increasing global importance -- the protection and preservation of food. Emphasising the point, she cites a recent United Nations finding that, if integrated into a country ranking, global food wastage’s carbon emissions from would rank only behind China and the United States. “Food waste is massive. It is really important we do not waste food because it has really wide-ranging impacts. When you consider packaging is only one-tenth of the resources that have gone into making that product, then it does not make sense to compromise packaging if you are going to end up wasting food.” Given population growth and other factors only worsening the problem in the future, Ms Humphreys sees this as a particular area the packaging sector can have increasing, positive relevance. “It’s massive on a social scale as well. Surprisingly, a lot of people even in the developed world, are actually very food insecure. The social and productivity implications of that -- the nourishment, well being and mental health -- for the sake of a piece of packaging!” With the industry having significantly reduced the environmental impact of its production process and materials used in recent years, Ms Humphreys says “problematic packaging” is on the decline. She also sees a determination from the sector to evolve from an historic “linear” usage to “circular” sustainable approach. “We are seeing local solutions, we are seeing changes in material -- people switching to perhaps molded pulped fibre, for example. “There are quite a lot solutions out there, but not a lot of scaled-up solutions, so I think there is more opportunity to look at how we scale up the solutions that we’ve got. Technology is changing all of the time -- just because we don’t have the technology today, that doesn’t mean we won’t tomorrow.”
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HELPING HAND Continuing the technology theme, Mr Chapman notes some exciting new and future developments in packaging being driven by consumer and brand demands. “Smart packaging is a term that is being used these days and incorporating AI into the packaging and distribution of items is a reality now. How widespread that becomes will be a result of the value these things add to the consumers. “The human senses of sight and smell are still very good for figuring out if food is good or bad, but for something like eye drops -- how do you know they are safe to use? Smart packaging may add value to some things where human senses aren’t so good.” Returning to the issue of sustainability, he says GPL’s focus this year is to develop a “greener” option for every product it offers. “I’m in favour of all initiatives that have a positive impact on reducing pollution and creating a better environment. The single-use shopping bag issue has highlighted the emotional energy and power wrapped up in this topic. “It’s an area where there is no end of technical debate within the industry and I could spend hours debating the flaws in logic versus the gains from replacing lightweight shopping bags with heavier plastic bags and reusable shopping bags. “However, the best thing about this debate has been the increased publicity and water cooler chat about improving our environment. Over time I hope the glass-half-full people -- those that will be spurred on to use and buy greener products, reducing their impact on our planet -- will be many more than the glass-half-empty people -- who will continue to moan and blame other people for the environmental problems we all face. “We’ll all be better off if we accept waste, pollution and climate change is a human problem, and we’ll do much better once we change our attitude and behaviours -- ie, we believe we need a greener planet and therefore we behave, we use greener things in our lives.” BJ Ball Group environmental and marketing manager Lisa Hegh observes that product manufacturers and brand owners are increasingly turning to paperboard/fibre packaging and folding carton solutions in direct response to rising consumer demand for environmentally-friendly packaging. “Paperboard offers many benefits throughout its lifecycle -- it can be easily cut, formed and printed, it is lightweight so can be transported efficiently, but is very strong so suitable for most packaging requirements,” says Ms Hegh. “Paperboard packaging offers manufacturers and brand owners the ability to create a wide variety of packaging solutions specific to their product, that can add appeal to their target audiences.”
Ms Hegh adds the following observations/ recommendations: • it is important to choose the appropriate packaging for protection, tampering resistance and physical purposes and paperboard packing can provide for all of these requirements • paperboard packaging helps maintain freshness and quality of food products • through farmed trees initiatives and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) chain-of-custody certification programmes, the trees consumed to make certified products are replanted • FSC and PEFC standards for certification are very high and their stamp of approval ensures that the materials you are purchasing come from a sustainable and legallyharvested source • paperboard is highly-recyclable as it is made out of organic material and it can be recycled multiple times • sustainability is defined by the United Nations as the ability “to meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs” -paperboard packaging certainly falls into that category and is a sustainable packaging solution for the future • New Zealand suppliers are involved in sourcing paperboard packaging products from around the world with the highest environmental credentials including FSC and PEFC certification as well as source recycled and virgin fibre paperboard products that are manufactured under strict international environmental management systems • paperboard is recyclable and biodegradable from a natural and renewable resource • as young forests are replanted and grow they absorb CO2 from the atmosphere and they continue to store carbon throughout their lifetime even after they have been manufactured into paper and paperboard • paperboard packaging has better recycling statistics than any other packaging material available • paperboard is one of the easiest and most environmentallyeffective materials to recycle • paperboard packaging is easily visible on the retail shelf, with folding cartons also offering a broad variety of easyto-open and re-close designs • on a retail shelf, paperboard packaging can be stacked, stored and viewed effectively • packaging offers a large printable area -- back, front, sides -- a key opportunity for communication with the customer, influencing purchase decisions that often happen at that impulse stage Given the numerous, very-positive economic contributions and environmental advancements being made throughout the industry, Ms Humphreys hopes in parting to quell any misguided “demonisation” of the packaging sector. “I want to see well-balanced debate in this space -- it is not simple equation, there is no one solution. It does not make any sense to take a knee-jerk decision in one area that actually is likely to create a situation that is worse than the original problem.”
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ASHLEY HAZEL, HEAD OF BREWING AT COLONIAL BREWING COMMENTS ON HIS NEW COMAC 2T KEG
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olonial Brewing opened their first East Coast brewery in Port Melbourne in 2015. Head brewer, Ashley Hazel shares his experience with installing and operating the COMAC 2T Keg machine which was purchased last year from COMAC’s local agent HBM Packaging Technologies and installed by Ashley and his team in August 2018. “We were supported by COMAC and HBM directly, with some initial questions but otherwise we managed to set the equipment up easily. We decided to purchase a COMAC machine as our existing keg washer filler needed replacing after only a few years of use, and we wanted a step up in quality. The biggest advantage for us has been the added confidence over the basic cleaner which we replaced. Cleaning our kegs with caustic, acid & steam ensures the Kegstar ‘pool’ kegs that we use are thoroughly cleaned so we don’t need to worry about what was in them prior. It’s also easy to use and we have no qualms in leaving inexperienced operators running it,” As for some generic Q&A, following is some feedback from Ashley: How long Have you been using the Comac 2T? “We installed it in July 2018 and have been running it on a nearly daily basis since then.” What improvements has the 2T offered Colonial, if any? “The biggest advantage for us has been the added confidence over the basic cleaner which we replaced. Cleaning our kegs with caustic, acid & steam ensures the Kegstar ‘pool’ kegs that we use are thoroughly cleaned so we don’t need to worry about what was in them prior. The sensors and automation on each cleaning step mean kegs that are not cleaned properly for any reason are rejected and they can be examined. The same applies to the steam sterilising and filling head. Because of this, we can leave less experienced alone to operate the machine without worrying about a problem slipping through.”
How would you rate the machine as far as? • Ease of use: Very simple to operate. • Speed: Speed is as described. We run at 27-30 kegs per hour on a very thorough cleaning regime. • Reliability: We’ve had no real issues with the keg washer/ filler. • Serviceability: Easy access to all parts. Simple to replace seals, etc. • Build Quality: Seems well built. No issues at all. • Local support: HBM have responded to and dealt with all queries and minor challenges quickly. They are great to work with. The Comac team have visited a couple of times as well and have been a good learning resource for us for inhouse maintenance, etc. Would you recommend a Comac Keg Line, if so why? Yes, for all reasons listed above. What do you like/dislike about the machine? I like everything listed above. It’s easy to make changes to programming but also easy to lock it out so no one can change things without the right level of authorisation. Installation was nice and easy. We managed it all ourselves. The only minor fault was that the keg flipper initially had a few minor problems which were a couple of cracked welds and a broken foot support which HBM repaired very promptly. This was not unexpected, given up to 200 full kegs per day slide down it, so it does take a beating!
Ashley Hazel, Head Brewer, Colonial Brewing with Kane Lewis, Service Technician, HBM.
Ashley Hazel with Matthew Macfarlane, Area Sales Manager, HBM.
COMAC is represented in Oceania by HBM Packaging Technologies For further information contact: Australia Matt Macfarlane +61 (0) 419 019 501 Matthew@hbm.com.au New Zealand Barton Porter +61 (0) 418 535 326 Barton@hbm.com.au www.hbm.com.au
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