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Industry validates demand for ProFood Tech

INNOVATION SHOWCASE
Over 10 500 m2 of exhibit space is accounted for by over 270 exhibiting companies offering innovations in the food and beverage processing industry

INNOVATION SHOWCASE Over 10 500 m2 of exhibit space is accounted for by over 270 exhibiting companies offering innovations in the food and beverage processing industry

19th August 2016

  

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With nine months until its debut, international food and beverage corporations are lining up to support the inaugural ProFood Tech event taking place from April 4 to 6, 2017, at McCormick Place in Chicago, in the US.

The event is sponsored by packaging and processing show Pack EXPO, a food fair for the retail trade and the food service and catering market, Anuga and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA). Packaging and processing technologies association PMMI considers the commitments of these influential companies an affirmation of the market’s need for a comprehensive processing event in North America.

Over 10 500 m2 of exhibit space is accounted for by over 270 exhibiting companies offering innovations in the food and beverage processing industry. Food processing technology provider GEA, multinational chemicals manufacturing corporation BASF, engineered equipment provider Duravant, specialty food ingredient and food safety solutions provider DuPont Nutrition & Health, sorting, conveying and process automation technologies provider Key Technology, bulk materials handling and food processing equipmentprovider Meyer Industries and size reduction equipment provider Urschel Laboratories are just a few leading innovators that have signed on to participate.

In June, the ProFood Tech partners convened an advisory council at McCormick Place. The purpose of the council is to guide the show producers in understanding the most critical trends in the industry, ensuring that ProFood Tech showcases innovations and crossover technologies that will best serve the food and beverage markets.

“The advisory council could not be more pleased with the support we have gotten from companies that are leading the charge in food and beverage processing innovations,” says PMMI president and CEO Charles D Yuska. He adds that, “these endorsements speak volumes about the reputation of the organisations that are partnering to produce ProFood Tech. The companies are taking every step to ensure a thorough understanding of the current landscape.”

With three of the world’s trade show leaders coming together for one all-inclusive event, the collective expertise of the new biennial event is unparalleled in any other food and beverage processing show and will include a comprehensive educational component presented to attendees by the IDFA.

“There has been a crying need for a truly broad ranging food processing show for many years now,” says packaging solutions provider Harpak-ULMA CEO Charlie Harlfinger. Owing to this, he notes that PMMI management team will turn it into a must-attend show.

Food processing and packaging solutions provider Tetra Pak VP communications Carla Fantoni notes that ProFood Tech has the potential to bring the industry together like never before and Tetra Pak is excited to be a part of it. “Tetra Pak has extensive global trade show experience and we’re honoured to be able to share our insights and support ProFood Tech in becoming a premier event that delivers value to our customers,” she concludes.

Edited by Zandile Mavuso
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Features

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