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Why do some packs capture the world’s enthusiasm while other packs sit on shelves getting dusty? The Package Design Book 3 presents all the work that was applauded in the Pentwards in 2013 and 2014.

“Readers will discover, through introductory essays, product descriptions and plenty of images, what drives design industry leaders and agencies behind these creations which are so much part of our everyday lives,” publisher, Taschen, commented.

The book contains more than 400 packs from 30 countries, so the world’s packaging trends, ideas and possibilities can be seen in its pages.

Here are a few examples to whet your appetite:

 

 

Food & Drink Business

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has released its Towards 2030: A food and grocery snapshot, an assessment of the food and grocery manufacturing sector following the Sustaining Australia: Food and Grocery Manufacturing 2030 report released in 2020.

The federal government has granted $1.5 million to the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), to strengthen food safety and alcohol surveillance in Laos, following the methanol poisoning deaths of two Australian citizens in November 2024.

Woolworths Group delivered a stronger first-half underlying earnings result, with group sales up 3.4 per cent to $37.1 billion and EBIT up 14.4 per cent to $1.66 billion for the 27 weeks to 4 January 2026.