SAVE FOOD Congress Sets Stage for interpack
On 7 May 2014, one day before interpack opens its doors, the SAVE FOOD Congress will already commence in the Congress Center South (CCD Süd).
This two-day event is directed at both non-profit organisations and industry and highlights the topics of global food loss and food waste and explores the aspects involved, addressing a broad public audience.
The congress supports the fundamental aims of the initiative, which seeks to network key actors in business, politics and research to instigate a constructive dialogue between all parties.
The ultimate goal is to develop solutions that will reduce food loss and waste along the food value chain.
“All the industries involved in the food, packaging and logistics sectors have an especially important role to play in the SAVE FOOD initiative. Ultimately, it is the products developed by these companies which offer concrete approaches to solving the problems we all face. We want SAVE FOOD to act as a catalyst for establishing contact with other enterprises and organisations to carry these approaches further,” explained Director Jablonowski, the author of this initiative.
The 2014 event will present the results of new FAO studies conducted in developing and emerging countries to investigate local food losses, interpack announced. In addition, companies from the entire food value chain will be presenting best practices. Some of the programme topics include forming alliances, protecting natural resources, solutions for Africa, visions, campaigns and initiatives.
Building on the foundation established in 2011, interpack will provide a unique international platform for exchanges between all those concerned with this critical issue. Since early 2012, the SAVE FOOD initiative has been open to corporate members and private individuals who wish to support its aims both through financial sponsorship and by providing new ideas. Alongside individual companies in the packaging industry, almost all the leading trade associations in the sector have joined this initiative.
The SAVE FOOD initiative is a co-operation between the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Messe Düsseldorf. It was originally launched in 2011 with a very successful congress staged parallel to interpack and is now being supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).