Events Round Up

07/14/2010

Nordic Dairy Congress, Finland

The 42^nd Nordic Dairy Congress took place 17 to 19 June in Hämeenlinna, Finland, 100 km north from Helsinki. Elopak was the main sponsor of the congress which had the theme ”New Technologies and Innovations in Dairy Industry. More than 200 participants attended, mainly from Scandinavia and Elopak’s DrGunnar Rysstad delivered a speech on “Extended shelf life; New challenges for Product Protection during storage and transport”. Elopak welcomed visitors with flags and at its booth in the foyerwith market samples from different regions, plus displays framing the stage with the simple message “We love milk”. In 2011 the Nordic congress will take place “on home soil” in Lofoten, Norway.

PLMA, Netherlands

Elopak also attended the annual PLMA exhibition in Amsterdam in May, along with 7,700 visitors and 3,200 exhibition stands including food and non-food products. Manufacturers from 65 countries including Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland and The Netherlands plus buyers from all the major retail chains in Europe: Aldi, Tesco, Asda, Albert Heijn, Coop, Carrefour and many more.

Global Dairy Congress, Austria

In April more than 160 delegates from over 40 countries arrived in the Salzburg, Austria for the 4th Global Dairy Congress, greeted by hosts Alpenmilch Salzburg and principle sponsor Elopak! The theme was ‘Packed with Value’ and the event began with a tour of Alpenmilch’s newly modernized plant for Elopak guests who were then taken on a tour of the city followed by dinner in the Festung Hohensalzburg. The Congress contained overviews of the global dairy business, market reports from India, Iran and Russian, case studies in product development and marketing, the latest trend information and an ‘environmental imperative’ section with a presentation from Chief Marketing Officer Richard Taylor about Renewable Packaging for a Sustainable Future.