SINGLE-SERVE CAPSULES | EVENT PREVIEW
age system from scratch. After a networking and refreshment break,
Gian-Carlo Ochoa, Founder & Executive Chairman from Güdpod in the US, discusses how blender pods could be the next generation of single-serve applications. Carlos Ruiz, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Flatev in Switzerland, presents his vision beyond beverages for the future of single- serve capsules. The final paper of this dynamic session is presented by Charll van Veen, Unit Manager Single Serve Brewing Systems from Frieslandcampina Kievit in The Netherlands, who looks at a winning combination of dairy with coffee for single-serve capsules.
Capsule advances The third session starts with Marius Olszewski, President and CEO of Rychiger in the US, who discusses innovations in the assembly of single- serve capsules. Pat Seitz, Vice President Packaging Division at Hermann Ultrasonics in the US, then focuses on preserving the aroma with ultrasonic sealing with a closer look at technology advances for the capsule market. The fourth and final session of Day 1 is a panel discussion featuring Stephen Schulman, Senior Vice President Sales / Head of Specialty Coffee from Lacas Coffee Company in the US, Michael Szyliowicz, Founder of SolaBev in the US, Martin Bussman, Team Leader Segment Biodegradable Packaging and Technical Marketing from BASF in Germany, and Latisha Tillie, Senior Brand Manager for TheraFlu at GSK in the US. The panel focusses on market trends, innovations and vision for single-serve capsules and will be moderated by Martyna Fong from AMI. To round off the day’s proceedings, a network-
ing drinks reception is held in the exhibition room, where delegates and speakers debate the confer- ence so far and attendees have the opportunity to network with industry peers.
Speakers at the conference include (from left to right): Bryan Fedorak from Bartesian, Gian-Carlo Ochoa from Güdpod, Charll van Veen from Frieslandcampina Kievit and Gianmaria Pavan from Ahlstrom-Munksjö
Innovations and materials Day 2 of Single-Serve Capsules is opened by Dave Morton, Vice President, Multi-Layer Technology Solutions at Husky Injection Molding Systems in the US, who looks at unlocking sustainable packag- ing possibilities for single-serve capsules through multi-layer technology. This is followed by an introduction to certified home compostable beverage capsules given by Benjamin Haas, R&D Engineer at Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner in Austria. The final session of the conference begins with a
look at an environmentally sustainable solution for single serve coffee through a K-cup compatible alternative from Gianmaria Pavan, Head of Beverage at Ahlstrom-Munksjö in France, and Cesare Rapparini, Owner of ICA in Italy. After the networking and refreshment break,
Steve Davies, Vice President – Performance Packaging from Natureworks in the US, continues the session with his paper on compostable capsules developments. Shigeaki Yamane, Global Director of Marketing, Global Business Office, Performance Polymers Division at Mitsubishi Chemical Corpora- tion in Japan, then explores a home compostable multilayer barrier packaging solution for single- serve capsules. Closing the conference is John Moore, Senior Vice President of Business Develop- ment at Danimer Scientific in the US, who presents a new generation bioplastic to create home compostable coffee pods.
About Single-Serve Capsules 2019 @Contact_AMI #AMICapsulesUS
The second edition of AMI’s international Single-Serve Capsules conference in North America will take place on March 5-6, 2019 at The Westin Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The event provides an international forum for all companies, through the entire value chain of plastic and metal capsules in the US, to come together and engage with each other over two days - be they end users, capsule fillers, coffee roasters, capsule moulders, material suppliers, technology and machinery suppliers or converters. In addition to the formal conference sessions, the event provides extensive networking opportunities throughout the informal breaks, including access to the table top exhibition area and complementary cocktail reception at the end of the first day. To find out more about attending the conference, taking a table-top exhibition space, or becoming a conference sponsor, visit the conference website or contact Conference Organiser Agata Swietek:
agata.swietek@ami.international Tel: +44 (0) 117 314 8111.
Single-Serve
Capsules Atlanta / 2019
Identifying opportunities and overcoming obstacles in the single-serve capsules industry
March 5-6, 2019 The Westin Buckhead Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United States
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