The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be heading to Interpack 2017 on the 4 to 10 May to join 15 other countries from across the world to showcase the Save Food Packaging Award winners for Australia and New Zealand in the Save Food Org Pavilion. Winners to be showcased for the AIP include Fresh Technologies Ltd & Sealed Air Food Care for Fressure™ and Cryovac® Freshness Plus®, Woolpack Australia for Woolcool, DON KRC for Cryovac® Darfresh® Vacuum Skin Packaging, Botanical Food Company for Gourmet Garden Herbs & Spices, – SPC Ardmona for SPC ProVital® Easy-Open Portion Control Fruit Cup and HealthShare NSW for My Food Choice. The AIP was the first country in the world to launch the Save Food Packaging Awards.
The AIP will be located in the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) area within the Save Food Pavilion which was created by Messe Düsseldorf as a key attraction of Interpack 2017. The WPO, and its Members, are supporting the SAVE FOOD Initiative which is a joint initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Messe Düsseldorf, and Interpack; the leading global trade exhibition for packaging and processing in Europe. The goal of the SAVE FOOD Initiative is to fight global food waste and loss; through a global alliance of all stakeholders. In order to support SAVE FOOD, the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) has recently added a new ‘SAVE FOOD Packaging Award” to the renowned WorldStar Awards. The awards honour packaging solutions that distinguish themselves for reducing food losses and waste. The winners from across the globe will be displayed within the WPO Save Food Org Pavilion.
The 16 participating WPO country members who will be showcasing innovative and unique Save Food Packaging designs and Food Waste concepts will be Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, India, South Africa, Spain, The Netherlands, UK, USA. APO (African Packaging Organization) and APF (Asian Packaging Federation), that joins countries, respectively, from the sub Saharan region and from Asia, also confirmed their participation. WPO member in Lebanon will coordinate the participation of the country as well as Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia in only one group.
The AIP invites everyone to come and visit the pavilion and see how many unique and innovative Save Food Packaging designs are coming out of Australia and New Zealand. The AIP will also be the proud hosts of the 2018 WorldStar Awards on the 2 May at the Marriott Hotel, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia – find out more at Interpack (www.interpack.com).