TETRA PAK DEMONSTRATES “THE DIFFERENCE” AT GULFOOD MANUFACTURING 2015 – HIGHLIGHTING INNOVATION, VALUE & LEADERSHIP

Karachi / DUBAI, October 12, 2015: Tetra Pak, the leading food processing and packaging solutions company, will demonstrate its approach to delivering innovation, value and leadership for its customers at Gulfood Manufacturing 2015. The largest trade exhibition for the food & beverage manufacturing, processing and packaging industry in the MEASA region, the show takes place from 27th – 29th October at the Dubai World Trade Centre and is expected to attract more than 30,000 trade visitors.

Amar Zahid, President, Greater Middle East & Africa (GME&A) for Tetra Pak said: “At Tetra Pak, our innovation agenda is not only focused on developing new processing and packaging solutions. We also help customers launch new products, improve their operational performance, reduce environmental impact and more. Through innovation we create value. That is “The Difference” that continues to drive our leadership and enables us to contribute to our customers’ success.”

Tetra Pak booth comprises six key areas: technical services, processing solutions, supply chain, marketing services, environment solutions, product portfolio (wall of fame). A few highlights include:

  • Tetra Pak® E3 a filling machine platform that uses electron beams instead of hydrogen peroxide to sterilise packaging material. Tetra Pak E3 brings a range of benefits to customers. With the potential to run up to 40,000 portion-packages every hour, the new filling platform lowers operational costs, improves environmental performance and increases production flexibility.
  • Water filtration unit, a latest innovation that delivers savings of up to 95 percent on water used for packaging lines and 10 percent on water used in processing lines.
  • Virtual training modules for customers’ production staff, showcased through a Virtual Reality training simulator.

As an industry leader, Tetra Pak will also host a series of seminars for customers during the show. These include: a Tetra Pak Dairy Index seminar to present the latest results reported in the 2015 edition of this valuable and globally recognised report for the liquid milk industry; a Tetra Pak Food Protection Technologies seminar during which customers will explore how Tetra Pak, as a total system supplier and partner can provide enhanced food protection; and a Tetra Pak “Deeper in the Pyramid” seminar to highlight the market opportunities presented to deliver safe, healthy, nutritious and affordable products to the millions of consumers in low-income households, particularly in fast-growing emerging markets.

“The Greater Middles East & Africa region is one of the biggest markets globally for Tetra Pak, with over 27 billion packages delivered to leading food companies last year. Our presence and range of activities being presented at Gulfood Manufacturing is important to highlight the true difference we deliver to our customers to ensure their continued success through innovation, value and service,” said Zahid

Tetra Pak is located at Gulfood Manufacturing on Stand Z-C2 in Zabeel Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre.