Conferences

As enterprises with fewer than 100 employees make up the vast majority of food companies, this panel will discuss the important decisions in the use of process and operations technologies in today’s food and beverage industry. Since there is a growing diversity of digital and technical tools to enhance one’s business, it is also essential to consider what is appropriate and relevant to your particular operation at this stage of its development. We will seek to provide greater clarity on ‘timing your tech.

Upcycling is a new term for an old concept of using food processing by-products to generate new food ingredients. Years ago, we made sausages from meat scraps and jams from overripe fruit. Today, consumers want to reduce food waste. Upcycled ingredients offer food manufacturers an innovative opportunity to create appealing, often nutritious ingredients and products for the market, while reducing food waste and supporting a circular economy.
Learn from industry leaders about their upcycling businesses and how they are finding new purposes for ingredients that would otherwise be considered waste.

Plastics are ending up in landfills, being burned and leaking into the environment. The circular economy approach for plastics endeavours to keep plastic items within a system in order to benefit the economy, society and the environment. This presentation will outline the challenges involved and how companies are approaching this effort by innovations in materials, packaging design and technologies.

The conference will focus on how organic products contribute to food security and sovereignty, and will show how “true prices” – meaning prices that include ecological after-costs – can pave the way for the necessary transformation of the food and grocery industry.

With AI mainstreaming, will we still need marketing departments?
Get ready to experience the future of food and drink marketing! Join us for a cutting-edge presentation on the rise of AI and its impact on the industry.
Discover how AI is transforming marketing, from SEO to Social Media, from copywriting to packaging design, from content creation to customer segmentation.
Don’t miss your chance to see live demonstrations of AI in action and learn about the potential changes to the role of marketing in the food and drink industry.