The shifts in consumer audiences and their demands make the need for flexibility even more important to personal care product packaging. To keep up with audience shifts, trends, technologies and industry challenges, personal care industry professionals can turn to Pharma EXPO, produced in cooperation by PMMI and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering( ISPE) . Co-located with PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015( Las Vegas Convention Center; September 28-30) , Pharma EXPO’ s Las Vegas debut will present the event ' s 30,000 attendees with a variety of equipment and material solutions from 2,000 exhibitors across more than 800,000 net square feet of exhibit space. This industry-leading event provides access to the latest processing and packaging technologies, opportunity for cross-pollinating ideas across industries, networking with peers and suppliers and insights from a diverse range of educational programming. PACK EXPO Las Vegas will showcase ideas and technologies for handling these and other developments, with The Brand Zone spotlighting containers and materials innovations. To register for PACK EXPO and Pharma EXPO, visitwww. packexpolasvegas. com($ 30, increasing to $ 100 after Sept. 14). A companion infographic and executive summary are available online at no charge, and the complete report is available for download( free to PMMI members; $ 3,500 for non-members). About PMMI PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies is a trade association representing more than 700 companies that provide a full range of processing and packaging machinery, materials, components and containers. PMMI actively brings buyers and sellers together through initiatives such as packexpo. com, educational programs and world-class events, connecting participants in the processing and packaging supply chain with their customers around the world. PMMI produces the PACK EXPO portfolio of trade shows that include EXPO PACK México 2015, June 16 – 19( Mexico City, Mexico); PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015( Sept. 28 – 30, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.); PACK EXPO International 2016, Nov. 6 – 9( McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill.); Pharma EXPO, co-located with PACK EXPO International 2016; PACK EXPO East 2017( Feb. 27 – March 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia) and EXPO PACK Guadalajara. PMMI owns PMMI Media Group, a market-leading B2B media company that produces information for processing and packaging professionals, bringing together solution providers and end-users and facilitating connectivity throughout the supply chain. Its world class media brands Packaging World, Automation World, Healthcare Packaging, Contract Packaging and Packaging + Processing OEM are proven leaders in covering this diverse and dynamic marketplace, and its digital products incorporate leading edge media technologies to deliver informed, actionable business intelligence to the industry. PMMI Media Group also produces The Automation Conference, an annual education and networking forum, taking place in Chicago each spring.
Sunny Delight Beverages Co. and Agro Tech Foods Ltd.
OpX Leadership Network Presents Inaugural Award in Sustainability to Leading CPGs Reston, Va.; May 7, 2015— Sunny Delight Beverages Co. and Agro Tech Foods, Ltd.( affiliated with ConAgra Foods) received first place honors in the inaugural Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards, presented by PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies and its OpX Leadership Network( formerly the Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence). The peer-reviewed awards recognize facilities for projects or programs that improve sustainability efforts in food, beverage or consumer product manufacturing operations, focusing on pollution prevention, compliance assurance and environmental protection.