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Vegemite owner Bega Cheese has inked a deal which sees the spread blended with chocolate, yoghurt, dates, and banana in Boost Juice stores.

The juice and smoothie bar is calling it the Vegemite Boost, and notes similarities to salted caramel – with an Aussie twist.

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Available as part of Boost Juice’s new Aussie Milk Bar range, each smoothie is made with real fruit and an added twist.

Other Aussie classics include Rocky Road and Cookies & Creme.

Boost Juice CMO Joanne Bradley says the company has been looking at ways to think outside the square in product development. 

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The September edition of The Packaging Innovation Edit, presented by PKN in collaboration with ThePackHub, spans materials science, circularity and consumer experience, showing how innovation can occur at very different points in the packaging lifecycle.

New European rules on generic environmental claims have prompted the Australasian Bioplastics Association to warn that packaging carrying poorly substantiated claims could be marketed in Australia.

Australia's environment ministers have declared packaging reform urgent and named soft plastics as an initial priority, but offered no firm timetable or regulatory commitments. SPSA has welcomed the soft plastics focus, while Boomerang Alliance and WMRR have raised concerns about the lack of concrete action.