Supporting programme of drinktec 2009
As usual, drinktec 2009 offers its visitors a top-class supporting programme. The following events are planned:



Forums

Topic areas

  • Market development
  • New technologies 
  • Operation of filling and packaging plant 
  • Environment / Ecology / Sustainability 
  • Product development
  • Brewing 
  • Management 
  • Packaging 
  • Small and medium-sized companies

Organiser
Messe München GmbH

Date: For the whole duration of the fair
Venue: Hall B1

BI 09 awards

Beverage Innovation Awards
This well established awards scheme from beverage innovation magazine sees the inclusion of new categories for 2009 to include dairy drinks, bottled water – in co-operation with water innovation magazine – online voting for TV and cinema marketing plus blind taste testing and much, much more.

Categories cover all sectors of the industry, including:
  • Juice, functional, energy, adult, childrens’ and dairy drinks
  • Best newcomer brand or business
  • Best ingredient
  • Best marketing campaign
  • Best initiatives in the fields of environment, ethics, sustainability and health
  • Best packaging solutions from PET to closures
Organiser
Zenith International Publishing Ltd

Partners

UNESDA – Union of European Beverages Associations 
WAFG – Wirtschaftsvereinigung Alkoholfreie Getränke e.V.  

For full details, visit: www.beverageawards.com

Date: 15 September 2009
Venue: ICM





PET World Congress

From Pellet to Pallet

Topic areas
  • Block 1: Pellet to Preform
  • Block 2: Preform to Bottle
  • Block 3: Bottle to Pallet
Organiser
heidelberg business media GmbH 

Dates: 16 to 17 September 2009


International Fruit World

Topic areas
  • Session 1: Markets and trends
  • Session 2: Process automation
  • Session 3: Filling and packaging
  • Session 4: Product development
  • Session 5: Research and development (current findings) 
  • Guided tour of drinktec
Organiser
Publisher „confructa medien“

Dates: 15 to 16 September 2009
   

Further information on these events will be available here shortly.