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BIOPAP® Innovation Day – Driving Sustainable Food Packaging Forward

It has been a fantastic, lively, and constructive BIOPAP® Innovation Day, held at BIOPAP®’s Academy on October 22nd.

The goal of this special day was to share and discuss the latest sustainable food packaging innovations and best practices across our entire value chain.

Through real-world case studies, we demonstrated that sustainability can—and must—be an everyday goal:
driving fair value distribution in food and food services, enhancing operational efficiency, improving nutrition and food experiences, fostering biological circularity, supporting local community growth, and protecting both food and natural ecosystems.

Together, we traced our sustainability journey from well-managed forests—our renewable and local raw materials—through food preparation and service, all the way to composting, closing the loop of a truly circular system.

Special thanks to our guest speakers for their valuable speeches:

– Marjukka Kujanpää, Stora Enso: Fore fronting the bioeconomy, leading also in Sustainable Forest Management

– Valter Bernes, Extra Point: First BIOPAP® Easy Genius application in Hospital Catering at Zagreb University Hospital

– Mario Sestito, Polibox Srl:  Record time co-development of BIOPAP® Easy Box Insulating Box, part of the Scalable Easy Genius Ecosystem.

– Elena Fucile, Milano Ristorazione SpA:  High quality, Nitrogen tunnel-frozen, Soja Lasagne for City of Milan School Catering

– Tim Schmitt, HOFMANN‘s: Innovative and sustainable frozen ready meals BtoC packaging and concept

– Simone Orsi, Amsa Spa: Organic waste collection together with Compostable food packaging as a resource, the best practice of the Milan Metropolitan area

– Valerio Recchia, Medicair Industry Srl:  Increased shelf life and organoleptic performances with BIOPAP® MAP in organic Ham Cuts and Ready meals

– Sara Limbo, University of Milan: Shelf life extension through Natural and Controlled vegetable respirations rates with BIOPAP LC without MAP technology

– Alessandra Porro, Italian Composting and Biogas Association: Biogas and Compost from organic waste collection as a key role against climate change and positive impacts on local communities. The importance of effective Compostable packaging certifications.

Thank you to Giovanna and Chiara for the perfect and tireless organisation that made this day so special together with Marco, Francesca, Maria Teresa, Gianfranco, Roberto.

Thank you to all our guests from the professional catering and food industry: CIR FOOD, Dussmann Service, Elior Ristorazione, Milano Ristorazione SpA, Polibox, SDS, Serenissima Ristorazione, Giuseppe Citterio Spa, Red Organic…and – last but not least – to CONCORDIA Società Cooperativa for the delicious lunch prepared, delivered and served in BIOPAP® Easy Genius Ecosystem!

Thank you to our fantastic Management Team, Maria Teresa, Filippo, Carlo, Luca and to our International Network during this experience: Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Finland, France, Benelux, Luxemburg, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Christy, Letitia, Patricia, Vesna, Essi, Paavo, Pascal, Bertrand, Pedro, Ana, Chintan, Tim, Eva, Isa.

Thank you for having followed in Streaming the whole event from around the world. The recording will be available soon on YOUTUBE in both Italian and English language

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