First Consumer Packaged Good Symposium hosted by Rockwell Automation hailed a huge success
Nearly 100 industry representatives gathered in Bologna between November 30th and December the 1st 2011 to discuss common CPG market issues.
Executives and top managers at the forefront of innovations and from all over Europe found the “Secure and flexible manufacturing for a changing world” CPG symposium, hosted by Rockwell Automation, an invaluable opportunity to hear CPG industry leaders discuss how to resolve many of the issues the industry is facing in today fast-changing environment.
During the two days in Bologna, many complex issues were addressed, including sustainability, growing food-safety awareness, local and international environmental legislation compliance, increasing competitive pressure, demands from developing markets and changing and diverse consumer preferences. The 6 working sessions during the symposium were coupled with informal peer-group discussion that reinforced the importance of networking opportunities for participants in order that they may share experiences, issues and discuss possible solutions with each other.
“The number of participants, the level of interest, the high quality of content and the condusive atmosphere of the informal meetings has prompted us to consider similar events in the future; not only for the CGP industry, but also for other markets,” stated Dominic Molloy, Rockwell Automation EMEA marketing director.
