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Meetings

The Foodservice Packaging Institute holds two meetings per year, usually in the spring and fall. Representatives from all FPI member companies, as well as affiliate members, are invited to attend. Potential members are also welcome; please call Lynn Dyer at (703) 538-3551 or e-mail ldyer@fpi.org for more information.

 
 
Meeting Calendar 
June 2-4, 2010
77th Spring Meeting
 
October 13-14, 2010
77th Fall Meeting
 
Spring 2011
6th Joint Meeting with Pack2Go Europe
In Barcelona, Spain (hotel to be determined)
  

 

Meeting Presentations and Minutes

FPI's 76th Fall Meeting was held October 14-15, 2009 at Charleston Place, in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina. Copies of the speakers' presentation slides in PDF may be viewed by clicking on the links below. [Please note these presentations and minutes may only be downloaded by FPI members.]

PLEASE NOTE THESE PRESENTATIONS ARE FOR YOUR USE ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FROM FPI.

The Future of Foodservice in Retail
Dean Dirks, President, Dirks Associates LLC   
Dirks Presentation

 
Consolidation in Foodservice Packaging
Thomas Blaige, CEO and Managing Director, Blaige and Company 
Blaige Presentation
 
Future Developments and Innovations in Packaging Science
Kay Cooksey, Professor and Cryovac Chair, Clemson University
Cooksey Presentation  
 
 
 
Minutes from the meetings held in Charleston are available below:
 
 
 

Single Service News

A full report on the Charleston meeting will be included in the Winter 2009 edition of Single Service News. The newsletter is e-mailed to members and posted below. If you would like to be included on the mailing list, please send an e-mail to cmason@fpi.org
 

 

 

Council Communications

During the year, the Foodservice Packaging Advisory Council holds conference calls, which feature comments from council members or other FPI affiliate members. A summation of the conference calls and updates on council activities may be found in Council Communications. The newsletter is e-mailed to members as well as posted here. If you would like to be included on the mailing list, please send an e-mail to fpi@fpi.org. [Please note that Council Communications is only available for FPI members.]

 

Autumn 2009 Council Communications  


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