Reston, Va. — Global Industry Analysts, Inc. expects global sales of snack foods to increase 7 percent annually to reach $334 billion by 2015. PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 (September 23-25; Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV) will help baking professionals capitalize on this opportunity by connecting them with innovative materials, containers and other technologies to enhance shelf appeal and product freshness, improve line efficiency, comply with food safety regulations and meet sustainability goals.
With more than 1,600 exhibitors, PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 will be the most comprehensive resource of the year for packaging and processing innovation in North America, with special show features that make it easy for baking and snack attendees to find solutions they need across the line.
•The Baking-Snack Break lounge (Upper South Hall, Booth S-7127), hosted by the Snack Food Association (SFA), will provide a dedicated area where professionals can network with peers, meet with suppliers and engage experts for technical advice about packaging- and processing-related challenges.
•The Brand Zone, located in the South Hall, will feature innovative containers and materials that give brands a competitive edge at the point of sale and build loyalty with consumers.
•Small- and medium-sized baking and snack manufacturers (annual revenues $50-$500 million) qualify for the new SMB FastTrack program. This free program will connect attendees with exhibitors that offer special incentives, programs, pricing or other services to SMBs. Additional SMB FastTrack Platinum benefits are available to C-suite executives. See www.packexpo.com/fasttrack for full details.
•The Food Safety Summit Resource Center will provide a forum for baking and snack professionals to speak with subject matter experts about compliance with pending regulations, including those stemming from the Food Safety Modernization Act.
•Free education sessions will be offered daily at the Innovation Stage. (Presentation topics and times will be announced in the weeks leading up to the show.)
“The significant growth opportunities in developing markets such as Asia-Pacific, Latin America and India, may challenge baking and snack manufacturers as they accommodate consumers’ changing eating habits, merchants’ influence on packaging, a variety of regulatory landscapes and continued demand for greater sustainability measures,” says Charles D. Yuska, PMMI president and CEO.
He adds, “PACK EXPO will provide the resources they need to meet these challenges and thrive — including the chance to discover new ideas and technologies developed for other industry segments. Looking to other industries for inspiration and guidance is key in the race to innovate.”
To register for PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013, visit www.packexpo.com. A discounted registration fee of $30 applies until September 9, when it increases to $60.
About PMMI
PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is a trade association representing over 600 packaging and processing supply chain companies that provide a full range of packaging and processing machinery, materials, components and containers. PMMI actively brings buyers and sellers together through programs and events such as The PACK EXPO family of trade shows, packexpo.com, PMT Magazine, PACK EXPO Show Daily, networking events and educational programs.
PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas, PACK EXPO East, EXPO PACK Mexico and EXPO PACK Guadalajara, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: EXPO PACK México 2013 , June 18-21, 2013 (Mexico City, Mexico); PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 , Sept. 23–25, 2013 (Las Vegas Convention Center); PACK EXPO International 2014, Nov. 2-5, 2014 (McCormick Place, Chicago); Pharma EXPO, co-located with PACK EXPO International 2014, presented jointly with the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) PACK EXPO East, debuting Feb. 2–4, 2015 (Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia); EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2015, March 18-20, 2015 (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico).
Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.
Source: PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologie
