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The future is bright for flexible packaging and pouches. Flexible packaging - worth $210 billion - now accounts for a quarter of the world’s total $800 billion market. That’s been a remarkable 30% growth in dollar terms in just five years and the forecast is for increases that will outpace many countries’ GDP.

According to leading research firm Smithers Pira, the global flexible packaging market (industrial and consumer) is expected to rise 3% a year to $248 billion by 2020. Pouches are the fastest-growing segment in flexible packaging, accounting for close to $10bn of the total.

Benefits of Pouches

• Flexible plastics are lightweight, resource- and energy-efficient, and often cost less to produce
• Because bags and pouches weigh less and take up less room, they save on transportation and storage costs.

See what experts from both the packaging and the CPG communities are saying about pouches’ advantages and their rapid growth throughout the world in these proceedings from the 19th annual Global Pouch Forum.

Presentations (Powerpoints converted to PDFs) available in the Global Pouch Forum 2016 Proceedings:

• Clear Label Packaging: How to Build Trust and Boost Sales of Pet and People Foods
  Anthony Bennie, Founder & Chief Nutrition Officer, Clear Conscience Pet LLC
• Emerging Needs for Fresh Product Packaging
  Neeraj Sharma, Head of Packaging, Apio, Inc.
• How I Chose My Flexible Packaging Company: A Small Business Owner's Story
  Sarah Lanphier, CEO, Nuts About Granola
• How Pouches are Satisfying Consumer Needs
  Sal Pellingra, VP of Innovation & Technology, ProAmpac
• How to Open Up New Pouch Markets with Value-Added Features
  – Dave Johnson, Business Development Manager, AptarGroup, Inc.;
  -- Thomas Morsheimer, Slide-Rite Business Development Director, Presto Products Company
• How Traceability Can Help Prevent Foodborne Disease
  Tejas Bhatt, Director, Global Food Traceabilit, Institute of Food Technologies
• Mastering the Challenge of Yogurt in Pouches
  – Brent Frier, VP of Engineering, Vergers Leahy, Inc. - Leahy Orchards;
  -- Wm. Alex Hoffer, VP of Business Development, Hoffer Plastics;
  -- Joe Ross, CEO, Rossmith Packaging, Inc.
• Opportunities for Pouches in the Perimeter of the Store
  Sharayla A. Cleare, Global Marketing Manager, Flexible Packaging, Sonoco
• Passion for the Pouch at General Mills
  Tom Miller, Packaging Systems Development Manager, General Mills, Inc.
• Private Equity in Packaging
  Jay Radtke, Managing Director, Mason Wells
• Strategies for Unlocking Flexible Packaging Recovery and Recycling
  – Betsy Dorn, Director USA Consulting, Reclay StewardEdge, Inc.;
  -- Anthony Dilenno, President, Waste & Recycling, HAVI Global Solutions;
  -- Bridget Croke, Director, Partnerships & Communications, Closed Loop Fund
• Successfully Managing the Pouch Packaging Machinery/Automation Process
• Dennis F. Calamusa, President, AlliedFlex Technologies, Inc.
• The Disruptive Pouch and the Corporate Culture
  Andrew Gordon, Senior Manager, Packaging Innovation, Campbell Soup Co.
• The Future of Digital Printing in Flexibles
  Sean Smyth, Consultant, Smithers Pira
• The Integration of Pouches and Retail-Ready
  Ron Sasine, Principal, Hudson Windsor

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Number of Pages: 18 PDFs + Event Workbook PDF

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