Five years after the last edition of the fair, Munich is once again hosting drinktec, the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry. The five-day event is being held at Trade Fair Center Messe München from 12 to 16 September, 2022.
drinktec is a meeting place for manufacturers and suppliers from all over the world, including global concerns and SMEs, with producers and retailers of all sizes in the beverage and liquid food sector. Manufacturers are showcasing a range of solutions for every application, whether it is individual products, special systems, or bottling plants. drinktec offers the entire repertoire of the beverage and liquid food industry together with the wine technology segment set out on a sprawling 200,000 square meter exhibition space.
drinktec 2022 provides first-hand experience on process technology for the production and processing of all types of beverages, milk, and liquid food; flexible filling and packaging technology; process automation, engineering, control and IT solutions including artificial intelligence, and blockchain solutions and security; PET technology for beverages and liquid food at PETpoint – a special exhibition area devoted solely to PET bottles; containers, packaging materials, equipment, and closures with a look into eye-catching designs, good handling of containers, and target-group-specific packaging of bottles; ingredients, additives, and treatment agents with exciting, newly-discovered raw materials and traditional ingredients that have long been consumer favourites; energy systems, water, and wastewater with a look at water preparation systems and water management; and catering supplies, mobile facilities, sales promotion and marketing with focus on the online medium.
US-based Aptar Food + Beverage, a leading consumer product dispensing and active material science solutions company, is featuring its latest closure solutions for dispensing beverages and other liquid products as well as the next-gen Rocket sports cap, a non-detachable, tamper-evident visibility solution featuring a wide opening angle for drinking comfort. Looking ahead to the future of smart drinkware, Arthur Lenoir, Product Marketing Director EMEA – Food + Beverage at Aptar says, “We are looking forward to participate in drinktec 2022 and promoting multiple breakthrough solutions such as the REBO smart water bottle.” Aptar partnered Swiss company REBO, manufacturers of the first smart water bottle, with its expertise in flip-top closures.
Spanish company Lecta, with its expanded range of specialty papers for labels, beverage packaging, and food service applications will be one of the exhibitors showcasing its versatile product lines including Metalvac metalized papers, the exclusive range of Adestor self adhesive materials, Creaset one-side coated papers, Eurokote cast-coated papers, plus its new Linerset range of release liners. Completing the display will be EraCup Natural, a totally recyclable, biodegradable, and polyethylene-free paperboard for manufacturing paper cups.
French equipment manufacturers Sidel is another leading provider of packaging solutions at drinktec 2022 showcasing its key expertise in eco-friendly packaging alternatives, from 100% recycled PET (rPET) and lightweighted primary packaging with tethered caps to optimized secondary and tertiary packaging alternatives; aseptic packaging equipment technology; and top-class digital solutions. The company will also be previewing the Aseptic Predis X4, an integrated blow-fill-cap solution that incorporates consolidated Predis dry preform sterilization, making it ideal for the growing market of sensitive beverages in PET bottles.
For Luxembourg-based United Caps, designers and producers of high-performance plastic caps and closures, drinktec 2022 is a platform to show its new sustainable projects as well as unveil the Mimica Touchcap, a breakthrough in dynamic freshness food labels and a product of a joint development between United Caps and British food expiry label producers Mimica. The closure is a multi-industry solution for all perishable goods with the aim of reducing food waste and increasing consumer food safety.
Strengthening the liquid food section of drinktec is oil+fats, a special exhibition area featured for the first time, that showcases machines, components, and aids for production and further processing of vegetable and animal oils and fats.
Visitors can also benefit from drinktec’s freely accessible supporting programme where experts from the industry share their knowledge on how to move the industry forward in the various events of inspiration.hub, oil+fats, place2beer, and Start-up Stage.
Four main topics that will shape the industry in the years to come, including in terms of investment decisions, such as sustainable production and packaging, consumer landscape and product design, water and water management, and digital solutions and digital transformation have been incorporated into the portfolios of the individual exhibitors and into the supporting programme. Exhibition Director Petra Westphal comments, “Our exhibitors have their eyes on the future of the beverage and liquid food industry. All the things that will be presented about these topics at drinktec are things we will encounter over and over again to varying extents in the coming years.”
For those wanting to take a retreat for some relaxation and interaction, head straight for the drinktec Lounges. You can recharge your batteries in a calming atmosphere created by beautifully hand-carved wooden sculptures at the OASIS of CALM Lounge or treat yourself to a wonderful brainLight Shiatsu massage, take advantage of smartboxxes that allows you to work undisturbed in the middle of the trade fair at the MEET & WORK Lounge or capture memorable moments at the Memories@drinktec Lounge.
Opening Hours: 12-15 September, 2022: 9am to 6pm (Visitors), 7.30am to 7pm (Exhibitors). 16 September, 2022: 9am to 5pm (Visitors), 7.30am to 7pm (Exhibitors).
