Exchange for Change will hold supplier contribution pricing for NSW’s Return and Earn scheme for a further 12 months, while new pricing will apply to suppliers funding the ACT Container Deposit Scheme.

The Australian Beverages Council has joined calls for the Federal Government to reconsider its decision not to progress national packaging regulation during the current parliamentary term.

Two-year-old New Zealand start-up Recorp has been named a leader in the AFR's 2026 Sustainability Leaders Program for its recycled-content aluminium beverage can and closed-loop supply model.

New Zealand-owned aluminium can manufacturer Recorp has expanded into Australia, offering beverage companies access to a range of can formats manufactured at its South Auckland facility.

KAIJU! Beer has marked the 10th anniversary of its KAIJU KRUSH! Tropical Pale Ale with an anniversary edition can printed using Helio by Orora.

The simple act of recycling drink cans, bottles and cartons has made five lucky Victorians and one charity $10,000 richer thanks to CDS Vic and its statewide ‘Win A Million Cents’ competition.

Beverage giant Suntory Oceania has marked its first year of operations in Australia, in which it produced more than 252 million cans and bottles of ready to drink beverages.

Smurfit Westrock has partnered with Coca-Cola China to develop a range of paper-based packaging formats for the brand’s 2026 World Cup campaign, targeting both retail and e-commerce channels.

Orora received the Global Breakthrough Innovation Award for its Helio project at Asahi's first Global Supplier Summit in Singapore, where the beverage company brought together 64 of its strategic partners.

Schulz Organic Dairy is releasing a new Australian-made returnable glass milk bottle in Victoria from 1 July, marking the return of bottle production to Australia after nine years. Orora is making the bottle.

Sydney startup Quips has established what it says is Australia's first alcohol pouch-filling operation, investing in specialised manufacturing capability to produce RTDs in a resealable spouted pouch format.

Aperol, part of Campari Group, is introducing new packaging design, with the glass bottle created by Verrallia and O-I, and labels produced by MCC and Eurostampa.

Kaeser Compressors Australia is widely recognised for compressed air systems, and is now turning attention to its range of low-pressure, high-volume blower technologies for the food and beverage sector.

Designed to reflect Shaws Distillery's grain-to-glass heritage, an embellished label produced by Peacock Bros. demonstrates the growing role of tactile packaging in premium beverage branding.

Coca-Cola is rolling out limited-edition 10-pack cans featuring CommBank Socceroos players, with Orora supplying the cans and Graphic Packaging International Australia producing the outer wraps.

Chateau Tanunda is introducing a 375ml format, a lightweight bottle and a new label design across its Grand Barossa range, with bottles manufactured by Orora Glass. The changes will roll out this year.