Dan Murphy’s has become the first Australian drinks retailer to offer an image search feature in its app, with the label on the packaging acting as an entry scan point for consumers to access the information.

From this month, all new gift packs in Bacardi’s portfolio will be 100 per cent plastic-free, in a move that will see the company remove almost 275 tonnes of single-use plastic used annually.

Bundaberg Brewed Drinks has teamed up with Woolworths on a limited-edition Retro Ginger Beer 10 pack, sporting design which pays homage to the longstanding history of the iconic Australian brand.

Australian canned water company Wallaby has released a new resealable aluminium bottle with wide-mouthed closure, and invested $500k in specialised capping equipment for its filling line.

Drinks industry challenger Lo Bros has launched impact-led range, Not Soda, and teamed up with Ritchies and Drakes, with a goal to clean up 2M plastic bottles from our oceans by 2025.

Family-run Little Big Dairy is on track to be Australia’s first commercial circular dairy brand, with its latest packaging choice for milk closures in line with broader sustainability shifts within the business.

Absolut Vodka is to become the first global spirits brand to move to a partly hydrogen energy-fired furnace for large-scale production of its iconic bottles.

Amcor Rigid Packaging has developed its two-step, lightweighting Quantum technology, which eliminates more than 50 per cent of the material and weight in the finish of the bottle.

Alcoholic beverage brand Bacardi says it will cut approximately 140 tons of single-use plastic annually by removing plastic pourers from its bottles, in line with its commitment to be 100% plastic free by 2030.

Sapporo’s limited-edition manga packaging has hit the shelves at all major liquor retailers in Australia, following a successful trial and positive consumer response.

Greenskin Wine has won two Packwine Design Awards for its resealable, recyclable pouches, and REDCycle mail-back 6-packs, recognised as an innovative approach to wine packaging.

SPC has entered the better-for-you beverage market with its Helping humans sparkling waters, filled in Visy’s recycled aluminium cans, which feature a QR code for consumers to donate to a partner charity.

In 2020 Thankyou stopped selling bottled water, saving an estimated 60.9 metric tonnes of single-use plastic since that time. But is its move out of packaged water permanent?

Fibre-based consumer packaging operation, Graphic Packaging International, has launched ClipCombo, which it says is an innovative multipack machinery system that provides flexibility and speed.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and University of California Berkeley are collaborating on new technology to convert air into sugar, with potential with potential spin-offs for PET packaging conversion.