From 25 al 27 April, will take place the third edition of Pick & Pack, the innovation boutique event for all professionals in industries such as food and beverage, automotive, textile, retail, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and beauty, or electronics, who are looking for the latest solutions in packaging, intralogistics and logistics. The event will bring together more than 6.000 professionals from all over the country who will turn Madrid into the largest meeting point for the actors that are part of the packaging, picking and distribution value chain.
Marina Uceda, director of Pick&Pack, and Ana Fernandez, director of mass consumption area advertising at Alimarket Publications, yesterday shared the news of Pick&Pack 2023, which will take place at IFEMA Madrid.
For the first time, the forum will feature the Sustainability and Circularity Summit, which aims to explain in detail the changes that are being implemented in the packaging, intralogistics and logistics industries to comply with the new European regulations and contribute to decarbonisation. .
"The widespread concern about the climate crisis, together with community regulations and the 'zero emissions' objectives for 2050 have meant that both packaging and logistics have to adapt to the new requirements of consumers and administrations" , highlights Marina Uceda. "It is for this reason that, at the Sustainability and Circularity Summit, we are going to answer the questions that have arisen on this issue and we will see success stories that will serve as inspiration for other professionals," adds Uceda.
From “Smart packaging” to orderly automation: all the news from the Congresses
Within the framework of the summit, the National Congress of Packaging 4.0 which, in addition to analyzing more sustainable packaging, will focus on innovation based on "Smart packaging", examples of the metaverse in the industry or successful business concepts that arose from entrepreneurial talent, such as Glovo, Food for Joe or Re-pot market. Likewise, Congress will delve into the law on inclusive labeling that the Government is working on, hand in hand with the success story of Kellogg y NaviLens, and will reflect on what is to come in packaging this 2023 together with representatives of Aimplas, Tetra Pak, SP Group, Vichy Catalan Corporation and Antalis Iberia.
Following the trends, Pick&Pack will host the VII Alimarket Meeting Packaging Solutions for Mass Consumption, a scenario where the race that the industry as a whole is making to create sustainable and circular packaging will be revealed. Sergio Barral, Director of Science and Technology of Packaging and Packaging Processes at Mahou San Miguel; María Leiva, SWE Sustainability & Agro Impact Manager at PepsiCo; Estefania Iglesias, director of sustainability at Capsa Food; or Marc Llort, coordinator of cured products in the R+D+i department at Argal Alimentación, are some of the experts who will explain the measures they are taking to adjust to the new sustainable needs of the market.
On the other hand, the issues that concern industrial professionals linked to intralogistics and logistics will be discussed in the European Logistics Summit hand in hand with great experts such as Maria Luisa Romero, CEO of Palibex. It will be in this space where the management of automation will be put on the table after an accelerated digitization due to the pandemic, the state of e-commerce after moderating this 2023, the new sustainability in the supply chain or how to take advantage of the last mile, where the processes are expensive. At the same time, the X Alimarket Logistics Mass Consumption Meeting, will emphasize technology as the basis for optimizing the entire distribution line in order to reduce waiting times, gain competitiveness, reduce the number of emissions and avoid product deterioration. Representatives of Nestlé, Media Markt, Grupo Choví, Nueva Pescanova, DHL, Bonduelle or Consum, among many other companies, will reveal the strategies they follow to improve their processes in an Iberian and international key.
In addition, Pick&Pack 2023 will host the UNO technical conference for the first time, which will address the current challenges and opportunities of logistics and the pending tasks to be undertaken in order to turn our country into a hub of international reference. In turn, AERCE will also organize a professional conference in the context of the summit, which will revolve around innovation and sustainability, and which will bring together buyers from all over Spain.
Innovation is mentioned in Pick&Pack 2023
Along with the congress area, Pick&Pack 2023 will bring together more than 180 exhibiting firms, which will show the latest solutions in logistics robotics, traceability, supply chain, labeling and coding, and packaging and packaging materials. At the same time, technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, additive manufacturing and 3D Printing, IIoT, among others, will be revealed. companies like MSC, Antalis, DHL, CTC Group, LPR, Tetra Pack, Adecco, Carreras, Element Logic, Elopak, Fieldeas, GXO, Jungheinrich, Knauf Industries, Markem-Imaje, Sage, Grupo Sesé, SP Group, Swisslog, System Logistics, Toyota , ULMA, among many others, will present their innovations to automate and make packaging, intralogistics and logistics more sustainable.
Pick&Pack will also have different networking activities in which to find partners, establish synergies or create alliances, such as the Leadership Summit, the Smart Logistics & Packaging Awards 2023, or the Startup Forum.
