Increased Costs Across the Supply Chain Due to Packing Material and
Involved Processes are the Biggest Concerns say Top F&B
Companies
GURGAON, India, January 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
"The greatest concerns today in F&B packaging is managing
the increasing cost challenges across the supply chain due to
packing material and involved processes" says Bimal Lakhotia (National Head - Packaging
Development and Commercialisation, Hindustan Coca-Cola
Beverages).
He further adds "An effective collaboration between F&B
manufacturer and service providers/vendors will definitely help in
eliminating various 'non-value add cost elements' from the chain.
The model is effectively followed by automobile major. Further same
will also facilitate new advancements in technology, application of
best practices for a bigger benefit."
Prof CS Purushothaman (Chair Professor and Director, SIES
School of Packaging) says "The latest trends in flexibles and
rigids would be in active and intelligent packaging with
sustainability focus."
He continues "Some of them are in flexible edible films, life
extending packs with imbedded nano materials, oxygen and ethylene
oxide scavengers as packaging components. In rigids there may not
be so much push as sustainability is the word of the day. Hence
keeping the 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle) in mind, flexibles will be preferred."
Both Mr Lakhotia and Prof Purushothaman will be sharing their
views at the InnoPack F&B 2013 conference taking place from
27-28February at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Gurgaon, India.
InnoPack F&B 2013 also has other eminent speakers on board
including Prabuddha Dasgupta
(Ex Group Leader Packaging Development-Foods, Hindustan Unilever),
Sameer Mehendale (Associate
Vice President Packaging Development, Mondelez), Barun Banerjee (Corporate Packaging Manager
SAR, Nestle), Vaibhav Tandon
(Vice President Packaging Development, Pepsico), Vince Voron (Associate Vice President and
Head of Design, Coca-Cola), Ainain Shahidi (General Manager
Worker and Corporate Head-Packaging Strategy, Sahara Q Shop) and
BK Karna (Deputy Director and Campus Head, Indian Institute
of Packaging Hyderabad) among other industry experts, all of whom
are at the centre stage of development of innovative packaging
solutions globally.
Issues being addressed at the conference cover the regulatory
landscape, minimising migration in food, enhancing packaging
shelf-life, cost reduction strategies and global innovations in
flexibles and rigids.
Over 100 industry experts will be gathering including leading
companies such as Pepsico, Kraft Foods, Nestle, Coca-Cola and
Sahara. Corporate partners include USP Packaging Solutions, SMI
Coated Products, Ishida India, Bosch India and Karomi Technology.
For more information, visit http://www.innopack-food.com
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