• Kathmandu chose to remove excess packaging such as plastic from its products.
    Kathmandu chose to remove excess packaging such as plastic from its products.
Close×

Kathmandu embroiders products to save on packaging

16 February 2016

Camping gear company Kathmandu has adapted its product design to print or embroider label information directly onto its products.

Following a review to remove excess packaging, Kathmandu adapted its product design to print or embroider label information directly onto products such as mattress stuff sacks.

In an APC case study, it was highlighted that the change improved the visual aesthetic of the product and saved the company close to 3000 square metres of sticker paper and over 1000 square metres of virgin plastic.

Kathmandu also reduced its use of paper materials by removing the swing tags from water bottle products.

The APC team recognised that, in many cases, the bar codes could be printed directly onto the bottles.

Food & Drink Business

Maggie Beer moves to offload hampers unit for $10m   Read more

Maggie Beer moves to offload hampers unit for $10m

Maggie Beer Holdings has received a non-binding offer to sell its Hampers and Gifts Australia business to an unnamed multinational buyer – at a fraction of the price it paid five years ago.

Read more

9 Jun 2026
Why Southeast Asia is outpacing traditional export markets   Read more

Why Southeast Asia is outpacing traditional export markets

Historically, the default pathway for Australian food manufacturers has been predictable – once your brand builds sales domestically, you look to international markets, like the United States or Europe for growth. Roma Foods founder and managing director, Max Buontempo, notes the industry is shifting, and offers insight for the current playing field.

Read more

9 Jun 2026
RAMP acquires TasFoods from VA   Read more

RAMP acquires TasFoods from VA

Poultry and food producer, TasFoods, and its subsidiaries – including Nichols Poultry – have been acquired by RAMP Tasmania Poultry. The sale ensures the continued local operation of TasFoods and the employment of all Tasmanian staff.

Read more

5 Jun 2026