interpack SPOTLIGHT Forum agenda: day-to-day topics
Interpack organizers will focus on seven topics at the SPOTLIGHT Forum, a different one for each day of the exhibition. The information platform is staged at the North entrance.
Tag: circular economy
To pack or not to be: interpack ’26
The end stage of the manufacturing process is emerging on the other side of a major sustainability transformation. With a set timeline to PPWR conformity, the ‘ifs’ are quickly becoming ‘when’ in short-term planning for food businesses, bakeries included. Until August, interpack is the innovation stepping stone in the journey to more sustainable – and, at the same time, smarter – packaging and processing.
Eric Hill: “Skate where the hockey puck is going!”
Eric Hill took on the CEO role of Kwik Lok Corporation in November 2024. Blair Chastain has been the Chief Revenue Officer since February 2023. Together, the new leadership team at Kwik Lok talks packaging and packaging waste regulation, European and global market strategies, and the company’s advances in supporting bakeries to navigate changes in these areas.
A clear approach for a complex issue
Sustainable packaging in the bakery sector lies at the intersection between EU regulations and industry commitments.
Mondelēz and Amcor invest in packaging recycling
Mondelēz International partnered with supply chain leader Amcor to build an advanced recycling facility in Australia. Together they are investing in advanced recycling technology specialist, Licella, to build one of the country’s first developments of this kind.
Swop 2023 goes green
Shanghai World of Packaging (swop) is set to take place there with approximately 700 exhibitors and 25,000 visitors, as China eases strict COVID-19 restrictions. The show will focus on the topics of circular economy, conservation of resources, digital technologies and product safety as well as fast-moving consumer goods.
interpack ’23: “Sustainability is the number one topic”
Sustainability is the underlying theme of interpack and a core trend in baking and confectionery. It is no longer “an add-on, but is increasingly becoming a duty”, Thomas Dohse, interpack Director, tells baking+biscuit international.