As industry comes to terms with the worst recession since the 1920s delegates to the Starpack Summit 2009 – Creating Consumer and Business Confidence Through Innovation - were given a breakdown of the challenges faced by the supply chain.

High-level speakers from all parts of the supply chain and the Government’s opposition, discussed the importance of the role of packaging in consumer markets, the important issues surrounding sustainability and product wastage, sustainable product development, and managing recessionary economic influences.

Run as part of the Starpack Awards programme by The Packaging Society and sponsored by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) it was the second in a series of high-level business conferences for the complete supply chain.

Read a full synopsis of presentations from the Starpack Summit 2009