Food and Beverage Packaging April 2012 : Page 8

Editor’s Note FOOD PACKAGING: INSIDER INFORMATION have attended numerous packaging conferences since the 1980s. The presentations usually reﬂ ect the hot trends of the day—and often preview those ahead. In the early 90s, microwave packaging was all the rage, with hot discussions surrounding the food safety aspects of microwave susceptors. Food safety is a topic with perpetual shelf life, joined in-creasingly in recent years by sustainable packaging. Even as packaging technology and conference topics have changed, one thing has not: The need for education where attend-ees can learn from experts, interact with speakers and network with each other. It’s like getting insider information ﬁ rst hand. I had the opportunity to work alongside Joe Pryweller of our sister publication Packaging Strategies for a number of months over the last two years at PS conferences. For the ﬁ rst time, I was privy to the inner workings of these events. There was far more going on behind the scenes than I had ever imagined. It was an exhausting, eye-opening experience. Continuously working on conference agendas, I caught up with Joe last month to ask him a few things about the next conference, which is center-of-plate with our audience: The Food Packaging Technologies Summit set for May 7-9, in Itasca, IL, west of Chicago. What sets this conference apart? “It’s unique in several ways,” he responded. “First, it is truly the only conference focused on major issues and technologies in food packaging. This is one of the areas of packaging that is rife for much discussion and debate. There is an abundance of issues that con-tinue to be present in food and that deal directly with packaging – they include waste and new SAVE FOOD initiative, the ever-present problem of food safety, counterfeit and fraudulent packaging, the BPA (bisphenol-A) issue—which never seems to go away— and the whole sustainability issue as it relates to the packaging of food.” Which speaker do you expect to be the most controversial? “Sonoco CEO and keynote speaker Harris DeLoach,” he respond-ed. “Harris is not shy about challenging the packaging industry or provoking action on a particular subject. Given Sonoco’s success, he can back up statements with fact. Expect his keynote to generate plenty of buzz and heaps of discussion at this conference.” Anything else you expect to have attendees buzzing? “I think the issue of food waste also should generate attention. This issue is commanding global attention, and the event will carry this discussion forward and could help spark the packaging industry to act.” I plan to be there for these and other sessions and I hope you will join us. You will likely ﬁ nd it eye opening. F&BP For subscription information or service, please contact Customer Service at: Phone: (847) 763-9534 or Fax: (847) 763-9538 E-mail: FBP@halldata.com Web: www.foodandbeveragepackaging.com I EDITORIAL RICK LINGLE Editor in Chief lingler@bnpmedia.com ELISABETH CUNEO Associate Editor cuneoe@bnpmedia.com SCOTT HILLING Senior Art Director FRANK MAYERAN Art Director ADVERTISING MIKE BARR Group Publisher (630) 499-7392 barrm@bnpmedia.com RANDY GREEN Publisher (248) 244-6498 greenr@bnpmedia.com GEORGE MISKO East Coast/Southeast Sales Manager (610) 866-6686 miskog@bnpmedia.com MARY ADEE West Coast/Midwest Sales Manager (847) 462-0026 adeem@bnpmedia.com ERHARDT EISENACHER International Sales +49-228-2499860 info@eisenacher-medien.de CATHERINE WYNN Senior Classiﬁ ed Sales Manager (847) 405-4010 wynnc@bnpmedia.com BNP CUSTOM MEDIA GROUP Christopher Wilson (248) 244-8264 wilsonc@bnpmedia.com VINCE MICONI Advertising/Production Manager miconiv@bnpmedia.com CEDRIC BROWN Marketing Coordinator brownc@bnpmedia.com AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT KOURTNEY GENEREAUX Audience Development Manager STACEY NOOCHA Multimedia Specialist CATHERINE M. RONAN Corporate Audience Audit Coordinator LIST RENTAL Postal & email contacts: KEVIN COLLOPY Sr. Account Manager 800-223-2194 x.684 or kevin.collopy@infogroup.com SHAWN MILLER Account Manager 845-731-3828 or shawn.miller@infogroup.com ANN KALB Single Copy Sales Phone: 248-244-6499 E-mail: kalbr@bnpmedia.com CORPORATE DIRECTORS JOHN R. SCHREI Publishing RITA M. FOUMIA Corporate Strategy SCOTT KRYWKO Information Technology VINCENT M. MICONI Production LISA L. PAULUS Finance MICHAEL T. POWELL Creative NIKKI SMITH Directories MARLENE J. WITTHOFT Human Resources SCOTT WOLTORS events BETH A. SUROWIEC Clear Seas Research BNP MEDIA HELPS PEOPLE SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITH SUPERIOR INFORMATION For Volume Reprints Contact JILL L. DEVRIES Corporate Reprint Manager Phone: 248-224-1726 Fax: 248-244-3934 E-mail: devriesj@bnpmedia.com How to contact RICK LINGLE R E Editor in Chief lingler@bnpmedia.com l FOOD & BEVERAGE PACKAGING Mail: 155 Pﬁ ngsten Rd., Suite 205 Deerﬁ eld IL 60015 Phone: (847) 405-4000 Fax: (847) 405-4100 Web: www.foodandbeveragepackaging.com 8 FOOD & BEVERA GE P A CKA GING APRIL 2012 WWW . FOOD ANDBEVERA GEP A CKA GING . COM

Editor’s Note

Rick Lingle

FOOD PACKAGING: INSIDER INFORMATION I have attended numerous packaging conferences since the 1980s. The presentations usually reflect the hot trends of the day—and often preview those ahead. In the early 90s, microwave packaging was all the rage, with hot discussions surrounding the food safety aspects of microwave susceptors. Food safety is a topic with perpetual shelf life, joined increasingly in recent years by sustainable packaging. Even as packaging technology and conference topics have changed, one thing has not: The need for education where attendees can learn from experts, interact with speakers and network with each other. It’s like getting insider information first hand. I had the opportunity to work alongside Joe Pryweller of our sister publication Packaging Strategies for a number of months over the last two years at PS conferences. For the first time, I was privy to the inner workings of these events. There was far more going on behind the scenes than I had ever imagined. It was an exhausting, eye-opening experience. Continuously working on conference agendas, I caught up with Joe last month to ask him a few things about the next conference, which is center-of-plate with our audience: The Food Packaging Technologies Summit set for May 7-9, in Itasca, IL, west of Chicago. What sets this conference apart? “It’s unique in several ways,” he responded. “First, it is truly the only conference focused on major issues and technologies in food packaging. This is one of the areas of packaging that is rife for much discussion and debate. There is an abundance of issues that continue to be present in food and that deal directly with packaging – they include waste and new SAVE FOOD initiative, the ever-present problem of food safety, counterfeit and fraudulent packaging, the BPA (bisphenol-A) issue—which never seems to go away— and the whole sustainability issue as it relates to the packaging of food.” Which speaker do you expect to be the most controversial? “Sonoco CEO and keynote speaker Harris DeLoach,” he responded. “Harris is not shy about challenging the packaging industry or provoking action on a particular subject. Given Sonoco’s success, he can back up statements with fact. Expect his keynote to generate plenty of buzz and heaps of discussion at this conference.” Anything else you expect to have attendees buzzing? “I think the issue of food waste also should generate attention. This issue is commanding global attention, and the event will carry this discussion forward and could help spark the packaging industry to act.” I plan to be there for these and other sessions and I hope you will join us. You will likely find it eye opening.

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