Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 27 2020 | Page 8

The show will also host a series of sector-specific forums, with specially curated content on offer for a range of industries, including the food and drink sectors. For those looking for further inspiration, the new Visit the Future Zone will Visitors offered a taste of the future at packaging innovations 2020 host the Innovation Showcase which will present 12 cutting-edge designs from the show floor competing for the coveted prize of ‘Most Innovative Pack’, which is voted for by visitors. Also joining the Zone will be the Start- Up Village, which will welcome up and coming packaging specialists set to disrupt the industry with their forward- thinking designs. Professionals from across the food will launch its Pizza Capping Solutions will showcase its Generation Green, and drink industry will be offered the which utilise film that is OPRL approved eco-friendly innovations which include unparalleled opportunity to discover the and fully recyclable to LDPE level 4. Victoria Blake, Event Director of compostable, recyclable, and paper Easyfairs’ UK Packaging Portfolio, options. comments: “With so much planned future of packaging technologies and solutions when Packaging Innovations 2020 returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 26 & 27 February. PRODUCT LAUNCHES The Label Makers will present its latest print and finishing innovations for drinks alongside its recent design for Diablesse Rum, which includes overlays of embossed matt-gold foiling. The show, which is hosted alongside Aegg will introduce its glass bottle designs co-located events Ecopack, Contract Pack suitable for water, soft drinks, juices, and & Fulfilment, Empack, and Label&Print, soups. The selection includes a variety of will welcome over 300 suppliers, many of profiles and closure types, for capacities which will be presenting their latest and from 100ml to 1,000ml. most cutting-edge products. For instance, Yorkshire Packaging Systems 8 FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk SHOW FEATURES Alongside the busy exhibition floor, Packaging Innovations’ free-to-attend seminar programme will gather thought leaders to share inspiration and insight into some of the industry’s hottest topics. for Packaging Innovations 2020, from our packed event floor to several new interactive features, we are confident that visitors will leave equipped with the tools and inspiration they need to create and advance their own packaging solutions. ” Making its debut, the BIG Carbon Debate For any further information, please will unpick the challenges of creating visit the Packaging Innovations NEC truly eco-friendly packaging with topics 2020 website or contact the show For those looking to discover sustainable including convenience vs sustainability and team on +44 (0)20 8843 8800 or packaging solutions, Foxpack Flexibles carbon neutral targets being discussed. [email protected]. FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk 9