Food industry prepares for the future

Product coding, labelling and traceability solutions provider, Matthews Intelligent Identification, has signed on as headline sponsor of the inaugural Food & Drink Business Live: Industry of the Future Forum 2014, with support sponsorship from brand design specialists Jam&Co.

This Food & Drink Business initiative will bring together market leaders, independent experts and key stakeholders from across Australia’s food and beverage processing sector.

A number of presenters and panelists will dissect the challenges and opportunities currently facing local manufacturers.

Steve Christie, process engineering director at Wiley will look at some of the ways companies can future-proof their facility design, and former food industry exec and Oliver Wight Asia Pacific partner, Stuart Harman, will discuss the how to avoid the key pitfalls of private label contracts.

Other speakers include David Beak, managing director of one of Australia's largest suppliers of fresh ready meals and soups, Beak & Johnston, and Richard Glenn, general manager of Nudie, the fastest growing premium juice brand and the largest Australian-owned juice company.

To find out more about sponsorship opportunities, contact Carol Ewing on carolewing@yaffa.com.au; Tel: 0419 109 414. To take advantage of our Early Bird ticket offer, click here.