ABP UK is a food business, specialising in the supply and development of award-winning British and Irish beef and lamb products for retail, foodservice and wholesale. We have 19 operating sites across the UK and process over 700,000 cattle and 2 million sheep each week. 

We have strategic partnerships with the nation’s favourite supermarkets, wholesalers and restaurants, including over 100 Michelin star establishments. Chances are, if you eat Lamb or Beef, you’ve tried our product! 

We’re proud that our packaging team are consistently working towards more sustainable solutions for our customers, including introducing vacuum-packaging for minced and diced products. These innovations have led to us achieving a reduction in our packaging consumption of over 3,000 tonnes, over the past five years. However, we are still on a journey to tackle more difficult to recycle materials and are excited to see what our packaging team can achieve next!

At the heart of INCPEN'S beliefs, the membership of INCPEN and their staff care about the world in which we live. INCPEN want to help deliver the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and desire a society that operates in harmony with our planet’s natural resources.

With respect to packaging, there’s no doubt that advancements over the last 60 years have helped to mitigate many of the environmental and social harms relating to excessive food waste, health impacts, and reducing, reusing & recycling finite natural resources. However, global societies are also learning more every day that the decisions of the past need to be reviewed in light of people’s and the planet’s needs for the future. In too many parts of the world, our lands and oceans have been allowed to become unauthorised waste sites for a vast array of items discarded by humans, packaging included. That is why INCPEN’s membership and staff work with all those who share the ambition to be part of a future that learns from the past and adapts accordingly. INCPEN want to ensure societies retain the functional properties of packaging that prevent environmental harms whilst also working hard to ensure that packaging itself has a sustainable life in line with circular economy principles.

INCPEN work with governments, international organisations, civil society, businesses and municipalities. Those within the ‘packaging value chain’ are within their spheres of interest; including designers, manufacturers, packer / fillers, retailers, brands, consumers, local government, waste & resource management operators, re-processors, and supporting organisations like consumer & campaign groups and non-governmental organisations.

Valpak are a trusted environmental compliance and sustainability partner, supporting more than 4,000 businesses with producer responsibility obligations across packaging, WEEE and batteries in the UK and internationally. Our services also include environmental consultancy, waste management and supply chain transparency, providing end to end support across complex regulatory landscapes.
Central to our approach is a robust insight platform that gives organisations a clear, accurate view of their product and supplier data. This enables confident reporting, effective performance management and demonstrable due diligence across compliance and sustainability requirements.
We have invested significantly in organisational capability to deliver clear, flexible solutions to complex environmental challenges. By combining deep regulatory expertise with data led insight, we help businesses move beyond compliance towards meaningful sustainability outcomes. Our commitment to value and service excellence is reflected in customer satisfaction scores consistently exceeding 96%.

Established in 2007, TalkingRetail.com brings you the latest news, analysis and information across the UK convenience and independent grocery retail sectors. Sister publication Independent Retail News is a monthly magazine for owners of independent convenience stores. Originally launched as Independent Grocer in 1981, the magazine changed its name to Independent Retail News in 1995. It provides must-have information that helps in the day-to-day running of stores and keeps readers up-to-date with the latest news and product information.

For over 40 years the Quality Food Awards have recognised and rewarded some of the finest food and drink products on sale in the UK. The awards cast a spotlight on products that offer fine ingredients, great tastes and aromas, beautiful packaging and amazing value for money. It’s important to stress that the Quality Food Awards are not just about new products: our judges are looking to reward excellence in food, regardless of when a product was launched. If it tastes great and looks great, a well-established product is as eligible to win an award as one that was launched in the past 12 months.

Our vision is to become the world leader in CO2e and cost measurement.

Transparency, Integrity, Passion, Patience, and Ethicality are our core values which our business functions around.

We strive to build partnerships with our clients and with their stake holders to achieve mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships.

Founded in 1990, RECOUP is the UK’s leading independent authority and trusted voice on plastics resource efficiency and recycling. As a registered charity, supported by a network of over 170 members, RECOUP aim to inspire collaboration by connecting the whole plastics value chain, lead the continued development of a plastic circular economy, resource efficiency, recycling and reuse and, educate the public and businesses on all aspects of plastics recycling and resource efficiency. Driving a more circular plastics system that protects the environment, underpinned by evidence and knowledge.

OPRL is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping consumers recycle more effectively. Working in collaboration with brands, retailers and the wider packaging supply chain, OPRL provides expert guidance on packaging recyclability and supports businesses in labelling packaging clearly and correctly.
Its aim is to empower consumers to make informed recycling decisions at the point of disposal. Independent research (April 2025) highlights the critical role of labelling, with two-thirds of consumers saying they prefer to buy from brands that use clear recycling labels.

OPRL members benefit from access to its trusted recycling labels, alongside exclusive tools, insights and technical support from its expert team. The organisation also represents its members in key industry discussions and supports them in navigating policy developments, including reducing Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) fees.

Committed to continuous innovation, OPRL is evolving its labels, tools and services to reflect industry change, helping members stay ahead while driving better recycling outcomes for consumers.

WasteAid is an international NGO dedicated to tackling the global waste crisis in low- and middle-income countries. Working alongside local communities, governments, and businesses, WasteAid delivers practical, low-cost solutions that improve waste management, protect the environment, and create economic opportunities. Through initiatives such as recycling systems and “wastepreneur” programmes, the organisation empowers people to turn waste into income while driving long-term environmental change.

FPA members include large global companies and smaller businesses, offering a broad range of foodservice products and services – plus organisations responsible for the waste collection, processing and recycling of foodservice packaging. All FPA members undertake to comply with the FPA Code of Practice, confirming their organisations operate to the highest standards.

The association ensures its members are better represented, networked and informed. Members’ interests are championed when meeting with UK governments and other stakeholders; FPA Awards showcase innovation and excellence; FPA Environment Seminars share expert insights from government, industry and academia; and the FPA weekly Digest disseminates complex legislation and industry issues into plain English.

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries, developing & producing planetariums,
ophthalmic spectacle lenses, camera and cine lenses and binoculars, as well as solutions for biomedical research, medical technology and the semiconductor,
automotive and mechanical engineering industries.

As one of the world’s leading ophthalmic lens manufacturers, the Vision Care business group of ZEISS combines
ophthalmic innovation and expertise with an international brand resulting in more than 200 million consumers choosing to wear
the company’s lens products.

As a company wholly owned by a foundation, ZEISS is rooted in and committed to responsibility in all its activities.
As the pioneer of scientific optics, we continue to challenge the limits of human imagination.
With our passion for excellence, we create value for our customers and inspire the world to see in new ways.

Packaging Innovations & Empack 2027 (24-25 February 2027, NEC Birmingham) is the UK’s leading event for the packaging and processing industry, bringing together 8,000+ visitors, suppliers, and innovators under one roof at the NEC Birmingham. Across two days, visitors can discover cutting-edge packaging solutions, breakthrough technologies, and the latest sustainability innovations shaping the future of the sector.
From design and materials to automation, machinery, fulfilment, and smart manufacturing, the event showcases every stage of the packaging journey through live demonstrations, expert-led seminars, networking opportunities, and hundreds of leading exhibitors.
Learn more and register your interest: https://www.packagingbirmingham.com?utm_source=PN_UKPA&utm_medium=PN_UKPA&utm_campaign=event+sponsorship

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) is the leading trade association representing the UK’s Paper-based Industries, comprising paper and board manufacturers and converters, corrugated packaging producers, makers of soft tissue papers, and collectors of paper for recycling.

CPI unites the UK’s Paper-based Industries with the purpose of promoting paper’s intrinsic value as a renewable and sustainable fibre-based material, enhancing its competitiveness through seeking appropriate legislation and regulation for the industry and in spreading best practice.

SPS Pouches supplies flexible packaging solutions to a range of industries, including the food, supplements, pet food and personal care sectors, combining low minimum order quantities with technical expertise, support and guidance.

By specialising in customisation, recyclability and packaging performance, we help ensure our customers’ products are well protected and their supply chains remain reliable. We also support businesses at every stage of growth, whether they are established brands or launching a product for the first time, helping them scale with confidence.

With a pragmatic approach to business and a commitment to practical sustainability, we prioritise building long-term relationships and work hard to exceed customers’ expectations.

Ecosurety is a leading packaging EPR compliance scheme on a mission to rid the world of unnecessary packaging.

Using data-driven insights, market-leading tools and multidisciplinary expertise, they help businesses to comply with packaging EPR and make sustainable packaging decisions.

Ecosurety is guided by its purpose of accelerating change towards an environmentally and socially sustainable world.

The MRW National Recycling Awards returns in 2026, continuing its proud legacy of recognising excellence, innovation, and achievement across the recycling and resource management sector.

This prestigious awards ceremony brings together individuals, organisations and project leaders at the heart of efforts to build more circular and efficient management of resources, while also working to reduce waste and rethinking consumption.

Join the industry’s most influential and innovative on 1 December 2026 at Royal Lancaster Hotel, London as we celebrate another outstanding year of progress and achievement.

With more than 100,000 employees operating across 500 facilities in 40 countries, we offer an unrivaled product portfolio and global expertise to deliver innovative solutions for a sustainable future.