• Foodpro 2023 took place at the MCEC in Melbourne on 23-26 July.
    Foodpro 2023 took place at the MCEC in Melbourne on 23-26 July.
  • Boris Munster, MD Tetra Pak Oceania, in video interview with PKN publisher Lindy Hughson.
    Boris Munster, MD Tetra Pak Oceania, in video interview with PKN publisher Lindy Hughson.
  • Gilad Sadan, aka The Packaging Hippie, chats to Lindy Hughson on our livestream podcast during Foodpro
    Gilad Sadan, aka The Packaging Hippie, chats to Lindy Hughson on our livestream podcast during Foodpro
  • PacFood: Harald Hendriks, Shane Johnson, Grant Allwood
    PacFood: Harald Hendriks, Shane Johnson, Grant Allwood
  • Ulma Packaging MD Shane Parks
    Ulma Packaging MD Shane Parks
  • FlexoPack's group commercial director, Dimitris Mantzoros
    FlexoPack's group commercial director, Dimitris Mantzoros
  • Labelmakers' Damian Smyth and Emily Gibbs
    Labelmakers' Damian Smyth and Emily Gibbs
  • Another eye-catching display from Detpak
    Another eye-catching display from Detpak
  • Shane White, Detpak
    Shane White, Detpak
  • Meet and greet with AIP: Nerida Kelton, Lindy Hughson, Ralph Moyle and Sharon Amos
    Meet and greet with AIP: Nerida Kelton, Lindy Hughson, Ralph Moyle and Sharon Amos
  • Anhely Milan, Sustainability for Kids founder and author of The World behind Recycling, on the AIP stand.
    Anhely Milan, Sustainability for Kids founder and author of The World behind Recycling, on the AIP stand.
  • Cospak team: David Bellette; Nick Woodstock; Glenn Jardine
    Cospak team: David Bellette; Nick Woodstock; Glenn Jardine
  • The Case Packing Systems crew: Tan Griffin, David Griffin; Scott Hawke and Peter Summons
    The Case Packing Systems crew: Tan Griffin, David Griffin; Scott Hawke and Peter Summons
  • Sustainable meat packaging panel: Ralph Moyle (moderator); Alan Adams, SEE; Jasson Mills, Amcor Flexibles; Warwick Armstrong, Plantic Technologies.
    Sustainable meat packaging panel: Ralph Moyle (moderator); Alan Adams, SEE; Jasson Mills, Amcor Flexibles; Warwick Armstrong, Plantic Technologies.
  • AIP Panel on Sustainable Food Packaging: Keith Chessell (moderator); Richard Fernandez, Confoil; Gilad Sadan, Navi Co Global, Felicity Kelly, Bunzl Australia
    AIP Panel on Sustainable Food Packaging: Keith Chessell (moderator); Richard Fernandez, Confoil; Gilad Sadan, Navi Co Global, Felicity Kelly, Bunzl Australia
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The PKN and Food & Drink Business crew were on the packaging beat at Foodpro, broadcasting podcast and video content live from the showfloor, and meeting with packaging companies on their stands and in the aisles. 

Our gallery of images above gives a glimpse of who we spoke to, and below are the links to our video and podcast coverage with people from the packaging industry.

On video, we spoke to Boris Munster of Tetra Pak; Mark Rohrlach of Detpak, Phil Biggs of Foodmach, Alan Adams and others of SEE, Chris Littlewood of Combilift, Matt Johnson of Trimatt Systems, and Michael Dossor of Result Group

On the podcast, we spoke to Harald Hendriks of Pac Food Solutions, Alan Adams of SEE; Damian Smyth of Labelmakers and David Power of Labelmakers, Scott Henschke at Confoil, Mark Rohrlach at Detpak, Matt Johnson of Trimatt Systems, Jessica Ansell of OF Packaging, Michael Dossor of Result Group and Gilad Sadan of Navi Co Global, Chris Littlewood of Combilft.

Look out for our Foodpro Review in the next print issue of PKN

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