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The AIP and the APPMA are calling for speakers to join its line-up at the 2017 National Technical Forums held as part of AUSPACK 2017.

The three-day educational program will cover topics relating to the theme Innovation & Design, and will attract delegates from both technologist and management levels of the packaging and processing industry through to equipment suppliers, raw material providers, users of packaging, retailers, and consumers.

You can submit your suggestions for speaker or topic before Friday 9 December here.

Food & Drink Business

Mars Australia & New Zealand has appointed Karim Lokhandwala as its new chief customer officer of Petcare, commencing 1 June. The news comes as applications open for the company’s Next Generation Pet Food Program with Big Idea Ventures – now in its third year.

Simson's Pantry received the Best NPD Award for its High Protein Souvlaki, which delivers 10g of protein per serve while still maintaining the texture, flexibility and versatility consumers expect. By combining functional nutrition with everyday usability, the company has successfully introduced a new point of differentiation within the Australian flatbread category.

Freshwater Bev Tech has received this year's Gamechanger Award for its patent-pending unpasteurised production process, developed specifically to preserve bio-active compounds in the company's functional beverage brand, SUMMi Soda.