Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley Advances Eco-Friendly Packaging Solutions

Commenting on the event, Christina Senn-Jakobsen, Managing Director of Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley, stated: "This event demonstrated the incredible potential of collaborative innovation. Challenges related to sustainable packaging cannot be solved in isolation. Collaboration between startups, established multinational corporations, research institutions, and government bodies is crucial."

Rob Hoitink, Head of Global Packaging Research and Development at Nestlé, emphasized: "Innovation is key to achieving our ambition of 100% recyclable or reusable packaging. Today's event underscores the critical need for R&D collaboration across the ecosystem to accelerate the development and implementation of new solutions."

Gustavo Barros, Director of Research & Development Partnerships at Tetra Pak, added: "Collaboration with our customers, suppliers, and industry stakeholders is central to our sustainability journey. Our commitment to eco-sustainability constantly drives us to explore new materials and technologies. Today, we connected with several innovators whose research could help us take another step forward. We look forward to continuing these conversations."

Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley plans to publish a report summarizing the key insights gained from the event.