A wide array of key issues, technologies and emerging market trends will be on the agenda for this year's event, detailing the major role that packaging is playing in the food industry and its continued relevance to discussions surrounding the single largest packaging segment. Food safety, the problem of food waste, the use of questionable packaging materials, barrier protection and shelf stability, packaging as a consumer and retail driver, recycling and reuse initiatives, source reduction, the growth of store-brand packaging... These are just a few of the major subject areas that this conference boldly tackles.