Make the most of your time at Foodtech Packtech this week

Foodtech Packtech is NZ’s premier exhibition for food and beverage processors and it is on from Tuesday until Thursday this week in Auckland.

It is always a great show — a great time to see all the latest equipment and technologies, network with suppliers and catch up with mates. Don’t forget to come and visit What’s New in Food Technology & Manufacturing at Stand #2053.

To get the most from your time at the show why not include some of the free seminars in your schedule?

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be hosting a two-hour seminar on ‘Fighting Food Waste, Save Food Packaging and Sustainable Packaging Design’ in Seminar Room 1 on Level 2 from 10 am until noon on Thursday. It is free but you need to register to attend — visit http://aipack.com.au/event-registration/?ee=183.

Tuesday’s seminars:

• Product development process, steps from concept to end product, and what it truly costs. David Bayliss, Food Technology Consultant
• A slice of supermarket life: consumer trends, how to work with Countdown, and what does this mean for you and your product? Nikhil Sawant, Countdown/Progressive Enterprises, Merchandise Manager Perishables & Deli
• Developing your food Label. Anny Dentener-Boswell, Adecron
• Key Successes of the NZ Allergen Bureau — Food Labeling Advice. Debbie Hawkes, Allergen Bureau
• How will global foods trends affect food production in New Zealand food industry? Dr Alasdair Baxter, Business Development Manager, The Foodbowl
• The critical importance of hygienic design for food safety — practical tools and pathways to best practice. David Lowry, Lowry Food Consulting
• Nana’s kitchen to global scale: Consultants from Foodinc can help. Anny Dentener Boswell, Adecron Ltd
• Big data in industrial food process systems: a case study from milk powder processing. Professor Brent R Young, University of Auckland
• When we work together, we can achieve great things. Jonathan Prince, Director, Caliber Design
• The Weights and Measures Act 1999: what is it? Why do we have one? Why is it important to society as a whole? Greg Thompson, Managing Director, Precia Molen New Zealand Ltd
• Export or bust workshop: Talking the truth about taking your business offshore. Christopher Boys, Managing Director & Founder, Katabolt

Wednesday’s seminars:

• FIET — Food Industry Enabling Technologies WIP. Professor Richard Archer, Massey University
• Export or bust workshop: Talking the truth about taking your business offshore. Christopher Boys, Managing Director & Founder, Katabolt
• Hygienic design, a pragmatic approach. Karin Blacow, Intralox
• Modified atmosphere packaging. Bob Olayo, FF Instrumentation
• Take your product to the world — Get your label right from the get go. Alana Srubar-Vernon, Business Development Manager, Zubi
• Impact of disruptive technologies on food safety testing. Nico van Loon, Cawthron Institute
• Potential of non-thermal processing for foods. Professor Muhammed Farid, University of Auckland
• Export or bust workshop: Talking the truth about taking your business offshore. Christopher Boys, Managing Director & Founder, Katabolt
• Improving food safety, yield and processing efficiencies, through use of advanced optical sorting technology. Alex Austin, Regional Sales Manager, Key Technology

Thursday’s seminars: 20th September 2018

• Fighting food waste, save food packaging and sustainable packaging design. The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), in conjunction with the Packaging Council of New Zealand
• Industry 4.0 — A practical approach. Jozef Ceh, Digital Transformation Leader, SMC Pneumatics
• Are we blockchain ready? Dr Johnny Chan, Lecturer, The University of Auckland
• Packaging for a sustainable future. Armando Bompane, General Manager – Packaging, Multivac
• Industry 4.0 disruption in the food and beverage sector. Paul Hamilton, Business Innovation Advisor – Food and Beverage, Callaghan Innovation
• Costs of running a pilot plant. Professor Richard Archer, Massey University
• Food fraud and quality — technologies and applications. Katherine Campbell, Managing Director Australia and Alois Schiessl Managing Director Singapore, Eurofins Technologies
• Minimising the risk of dust explosions and how to effectively upgrade an existing plant. Felipe Ong, BS&B Safety/HMA

Further details about the individual seminars as well as the time and location can be found by visiting https://www.foodtechpacktech.co.nz/visitor-information/seminars/.

Make your entry to Foodtech Packtech faster by registering now at https://www.foodtechpacktech.co.nz/visitor-information/register/.

Entry is free.

Foodtech Packtech 2018
18–20 September 2018
ASB Showgrounds
217 Green Lane West, Greenlane, Auckland 1051