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Future Unpacked, the industry forum presented by Food & Drink Business + PKN LIVE, took place in Sydney last week. We bring you some photo highlights from the event and some feedback from people who participated and attended.

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"The event was excellent, a great selection of speakers delivering meaningful content... there were some great learnings for our business. I look forward to next year." Sandra Alcock, General Manager – Sales, Marketing & Innovation, SPC.

Had a great day, great event. Will be there next year again. Mark Easton, ANZ Sales Manager, Ecolean AB.

Myself and my guests really got a lot out of it. It was very well organised, great speakers and great location. Frank Van den Berg, Director, Multipack.

This was my first conference event that I have attended with Food & Drink / PKN, and let me congratulate you on a well-organised and insightful day. You will see us attending this event again in future. Daniel Malki, General Manager, Jet Technologies.

 Well done on organising an interesting, relevant, and exciting day! Nina Cleeve-Edwards | Manager – Oceania Innovation Acceleration Team | Technical & Production | Nestlé Australia Ltd.

It was a privilege for Birch & Waite to be involved and share our experience and learnings along with Peter Taitoko from RMR with our industry. You really planned a very insightful day and we look forward to being part of LIVE should the opportunity arise in the future. David Charles, General Manager, Birch & Waite.

A great event and a fabulous line-up of speakers! Nerida Kelton, APPMA.

I found the event very good and it offered a great opportunity to learn about the industry. One of the elements that I enjoyed was the context that you provided through insights into the market … its influencers, customers and partners. Jules Lund’s session was an example of this as were the ‘case studies’ presented. I found it interesting that many of the presentations and comments from people in the room echoes those of our customers, there are parallels between the industries / markets as people face the challenge of change. I am excited to learn more and the conference proved to me that FXA has value to provide to areas of the market. Quentin Sandery, Fuji Xerox Australia (FXA).

Events like these are always stimulating and thought-provoking, and give one a renewed perspective on one’s own business. I’ve learnt over the years that usually in these events there is only a portion of the content that is relevant but in the case of this conference everything had some form of relevance. Rory Kelly, Director, Profile Packaging.

Packaging News

In the first year of PKN’s Women in Packaging Awards programme, industry has stepped up with meaning. The response has been phenomenal, and the judges had their work cut out for them selecting the finalists from a competitive field of high-calibre nominees.

At The Hive Awards in Sydney today, the Best Packaging category was won by Don Smallgoods, part of George Weston Foods, for its resealable flow wrap pack for sandwich fillers and other smallgoods. This innovative packaging is a departure from the conventional thermoformed packs and addresses consumer demands for better functionality, sustainability, and product visibility.

Applications for the 2024 APCO Annual Awards are now open, and are open to all of industry to apply.