Amcor will be speaking during the day at the 14:30 slot, with Steve Birch presenting. Birch is a seasoned research & development packaging professional with over 20 years of experience in the fast moving consumer goods industry, specialising in innovation and sustainability. His expertise spans across flexible packaging materials and processes, with a focus on driving new product introductions and leading technological advancements. Steve holds a BEng (Hons) from Bath University and recently achieved a distinction in the IOM3 PIABC Level 5 Diploma in Packaging Technology. 

At the beginning of 2024, Steve joined the Dairy – Hard Cheese team at Amcor, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and a passion for flexible packaging to this specialist sector. Based in Worcester, UK, Steve is deeply involved in the dairy and cheese industry, where he applies his expertise to enhance product quality and sustainability. 

Along with Steve, other speakers include Infor‘s vice president of industry and solution strategy, Andrew Dalziel, who will be on hand at 12:20 for a discussion on the Speakers Stage, which is sponsored by AB Dairy. 

Another speaker, Tomas Vera, is the regional director for the Americas & Europe for MADCAP, a product of Contec Group International. His presentation will be at 10:40. 

Meanwhile, Jeppe Dam Madsen, sales manager for Lyras/Sycamore Process Engineering will be discussing the companies’ latest projects at 12:00. Also speaking is Mark Hurley of Novonesis at 10:20, which is a combination of Chr Hansen and Novozymes. 

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Exhibitors and speakers range from China’s Beijing Kwinbon Technology to the merger of two companies, Chr Hansen and Novozymes, to form Novonesis.

Food safety with Beijing Kwinbon Technology

Beijing Kwinbon Technology Co, Ltd, established in 2002, is one of the earliest and largest high-tech manufacturer of food safety tests in China. “We are looking forward to meeting you in the UK on Stand 1463,” the firm notes.

With an advanced R&D team, strict GMP factory management and professional international sales department, it participates actively in the food diagnostics, lab research, public safety and other fields. By validation of ILVO, ISO 9001 and ISO 13485, its products are very reliable, the company says.

It is able to provide more than 100 kinds of ELISAs and over 200 kinds of rapid test strips for detection of antibiotics, mycotoxin, pesticides, food additive, hormones added during animal feeding and food adulteration in dairy, cereal, honey, feed, meat and the seafood industries.

It aims to always to offer premium diagnostics and solutions in milk processing, in order to protect milk safely from farm to table. Currently, it supplies BTS, BT, BTSC and over 50 kinds of milk test strips to different countries. As a result, it offers its high reputation and good feedback in East Africa, Europe, South America and Southeast Asia. For more information, please visit www.kwinbonbio.com.

Now, Novonesis

Leveraging over a century of combined enzymatic and microbial expertise, two market-leading companies, Chr Hansen and Novozymes, have been combined to unlock biology’s full potential. After 150 years as Chr Hansen, it has joined another world class company in Novozymes to become Novonesis. Mark Hurley of Novonesis will be speaking at the International Cheese & Dairy Expo seminar at 10:20.

Through a combination of deep microbial expertise and enzymatic know-how, Novonesis unlocks potential synergies. “We combine a leading biotech toolkit, an understanding of your world and deep market and consumer insights to co-create with you. The result is innovations to fuel your success. And with more than a century of experience and a world-class supply chain, you can rely on us to deliver high-quality products when and where you need them,” notes Mark Hurley, country manager UK and Ireland.

“Both companies are founded on science and I am confident that Novonesis will bring us to the next level. Our aim is to continue to service our dairy customers with the same high standards but with an even better product portfolio, our biosolutions will help customers to solve the challenges faced by an ever changing and more demanding food market. We are committed to remaining a trusted partner, all over the world, with global scale and local presence. By working closely together, we will innovate and develop transformative biosolutions for better business outcomes, healthier lives and a healthier planet.” For more information visit www.novonesis.com.

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One of our key speakers and exhibitors is DFDS, which is a leading European transport and logistics company, serving customers across Europe and Turkey. “We move goods in trailers by ferry, road, and rail, across 66 logistics locations and employ more than 13,200 people,” says Tom Jackaman, DFDS Logistics business development manager.

“DFDS Logistics offers a full-service package, including contract logistics, cold-chain transport and warehousing as well as full load, part load and groupage services, with cross-docking, blast freezing and up tempering,” he continues. “In addition, we provide customs clearance services and Port Health (SIVEP) processing; validating CHEDs and paying port taxes, to ensure the smooth flow of goods at the border.

“Specifically for UK exporters of chilled dairy products, DFDS operates three times (3x) groupage departures per week and multiple daily trailers for FTL and PTL shipments. Using our knowledge and expertise in shipping Products of Animal Origin (POAO), DFDS provides a hassle-free, in-house process from departure to delivery.

“Moving goods and people by land and sea leaves a large carbon footprint. It is therefore our responsibility to review our impact on the environment and to secure a more sustainable future for the generations to come. In Logistics, our 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target is a 75% reduction in GHG intensity from road transport, terminals and warehousing. Various initiatives are underway to help us achieve this goal, not least the deployment of 125 Electrical Volvo Trucks, making it one of Europe’s largest heavy-duty electric truck fleets.”

Don’t miss the DFDS presentation at 11:30 on 27 June at the International Cheese & Dairy Expo stage, which is being sponsored by AB Dairy. Along with MADCAP, Wafilin, Lyras (Sycamore Process Engineering), Amcor, Bord Bia, Meurens, Masterpack, Ecolab, Infor, Kendamil and Novonesis (formerly Chr Hansen), it will be an informative day at the Expo.

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