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FOODTECH PACKTECH PREVIEW
It’s show time in NZ
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New Zealand’s FoodTech PackTech is gearing up to welcome more than 4000 visitors in Auckland next month.
NEW Zealand’s biennial food and beverage industry trade show kicks off next month and will feature the latest supplier offerings across four halls at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds.
FoodTech PackTech, which runs from18-20 September, is New Zealand’s largest food manufacturing, packaging and processing technology trade show.
The last edition, which was held in 2016 in tandem with
the Materials Handling & Logistics Expo, drew more than 240 local and international exhibitors and more than 4,000 visitors, including a strong contingent of international
visitors from Australia and China, making it the largest number of exhibitors in more than a decade.
The Australian Institute
of Packaging (AIP) is heading to the show, and will be launching its new food waste course, and it is inviting industry to attend.
The ‘Role of Packaging in Minimising Food Waste’ training course will take place on 19 September at FoodTech PackTech.
The course will cover packaging design criteria for Best-Practice Save Food Packaging Design developments, and will include hands-on and practical case studies.
Participants will also learn how designing packaging to save food actually does save food.
“The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has been a long-standing supporter and exhibitor of FoodTech PackTech for close to 16 years
now,” AIP executive director Nerida Kelton said.
“This course will provide participants with an introduction to the seriousness of food waste in this country and globally, and will explain how we can all make a difference as team members of the product- packaging design process
to this issue.”
The AIP is also working with
its industry partner, Packaging New Zealand, on a seminar to be held during the
show on the subject of ‘Packaging and the Circular Economy’.
“As the peak professional body for education and training in the packaging industry in Australasia,
we welcome everyone to
visit our stand to find our how we can help you and your staff with professional and personal development,” Kelton said.