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In today’s competitive retail landscape, packaging is no longer just about protection – it’s a powerful marketing tool that can make or break a sale.

Join us for an engaging session where we explore:

• Why the shelf matters – and how to win at the point of purchase
• How packaging influences perception – from brand identity to emotional connection
• The sustainability shift – what today’s consumers expect and how to meet it
• DS Smith’s approach – how we go beyond the box to help you sell more and reach more customers

Whether you’re in marketing, product development, or supply chain, this session will give you fresh insights and practical ideas to elevate your packaging strategy.

• How can the on-trade redefine socialising through inclusivity?
• Are premium non-alcoholic drinks equal to their alcoholic counterparts?
• How can venues use premium AF options to attract new audiences?
• Why is it important to offer drinks across the full spectrum of styles and strengths?
• How does menu positioning influence perception and sales of premium AF drinks?

Each company will have the opportunity to deliver a one-minute pitch.

• Beatson Clark
• California Natural Color
• Cambri
• Ecotricity
• Hillebrand
• Mycofeast
• Nomoq
• MC Cormick
• Silesia

• Packaging is a strategic growth driver
• Health-conscious consumers expect “better-for-you” packaging
• Visual appeal is the silent salesperson
• Sustainability is a business imperative
• Packaging enables brand storytelling and emotional connection

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• Ingredients with Intent: The evolution from CBD to adaptogens, nootropics, and functional mushrooms – decoding the future toolkit for beverage formulation
• Consumer 3.0: What Gen Z and wellness-driven adults are really drinking for – and how transparency, taste and TikTok shape their choices
• Beyond the Can: The global functional drinks market in 2026 and beyond – what’s coming in formats, flavours, and frictionless wellbeing

• When the demand for research sites is growing and supply is failing to keep up, what can be done for competing trials?
• Dealing with exorbitant startup fees imposed by sites, with no guarantee of patient enrolment
• Elevating site support with comprehensive budgets and accelerated site payments
• Enabling appropriate technology for sponsors to easy access patients’ EMR
• Working to identify “hidden” costs and trial efforts that sites may not anticipate before negotiations
• Overcoming outdated paradigms that threaten site-sponsor relationships
• Carving out a niche to set you apart from the crowd to enable access to sites and patient populations