South African Breweries (SAB) has entered the final stages of its ambitious 'Project Calabash', said to be one of the largest packaging projects ever undertaken in South Africa. The two-year project focuses on replacing 330-million of SAB's iconic 750ml quart bottles with 430-million new 'Calabash' quart bottles, for Castle Lager, Carling Black Label, Hansa Pilsener and Castle Milk Stout.
15 Aug 2008

Metabolix announced that in recently-completed greenhouse trials, switchgrass plants engineered using the company's multi-gene expression technology produced significant amounts of PHA bioplastics in leaf tissues. This result demonstrates a possible means of maximizing the potential of biomass crops for bioplastics. 14 Aug 2008

Have you heard of "nutrition fatigue"? It is a term for the problem faced by nutrition advocates after years of telling people so many things are dangerous to human health. This article refers to the US, but could it also be applicable to SA? 13 Aug 2008

Americans are increasingly favouring store-brand products over big brand names, according to a leading food-industry trade association. And as the US economy softens, many of the gains in store-brand sales have been among higher income shoppers. 5 Aug 2008

This year sees the first Spring Good Food and Wine Show coming to Durban (14 - 17 August 2008, Durban Exhibition Centre) and the award-winning Good for the Ground packaging team are going to be there. 4 Aug 2008

When Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd drew up a new game plan for its mineral water brand, Himalayan, it was sure that the bottle had to pack more than just water. It had to tell consumers a story about the brand, its iconic source and the link with Indian mythology. 4 Aug 2008

Wine makers experiment with snob-defying packaging. 28 Jul 2008