imprint EDITORIAL PUBLISHER Alexander Büchler, Managing Director HEAD OFFICE heidelberg business media GmbH Hubweg 15 74939 Zuzenhausen, Germany phone: +49 6221-65108-0 [email protected] EDITORIAL Kay Barton Heike Fischer Gabriele Kosmehl Michael Maruschke Ruari McCallion Miriam Trotter Anthony Withers Editorial & WikiPETia. info [email protected] MEDIA CONSULTANTS Martina Hirschmann [email protected] Johann Lange-Brock [email protected] phone: +49 6221-65108-0 LAYOUT AND PREPRESS EXPRIM Werbeagentur Matthias Gaumann www.exprim.de READER SERVICES [email protected] PRINT Chroma Druck Eine Unternehmung der Limberg-Druck GmbH Danziger Platz 6 67059 Ludwigshafen, Germany WWW www.hbmedia.net | www.petpla.net PETplanet Insider ISSN 1438-9459 is published 10 times a year. This publication is sent to qualified subscribers (1-year subscription 149 EUR, 2-year subscription 289 EUR, Young professionals’ subscription 99 EUR. Magazines will be dispatched to you by airmail). Not to be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher. Note: The fact that product names may not be identified as trademarks is not an indication that such names are not registered trademarks. 3 PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 No. 07+08/25 www.petpla.net This drinktec will be a special one for me - and for many others. Petra Westphal, a long-standing colleague and influential personality at drinktec, left Yontex GmbH on June 30 and is returning to Messe München in a new role. After more than 30 years full of energy, ideas and tireless commitment to the beverage industry, a new chapter is beginning for Petra - and I am very happy for her. Of course we will miss her at the trade fair - no question about it. But I’m sure that the conversations, laughter and a glass or two in the evening will not be denied to us in the future. When I think of drinktec, I think of Petra. For over a quarter of a century, she, PETplanet and the trade fair were a solid unit. She was the one who brought our PETpoint from the Interpack environment to Munich. We travelled to India together in 2007, where we developed the idea for drink technology India - a project that is now an integral part of the global trade fair portfolio. Petra has shaped the beverage industry network over decades with foresight and passion. Under her leadership, the former Interbrau has developed from a specialised brewing trade fair into the leading international trade fair for the entire beverage and liquid food industry - today’s drinktec. By her side: Markus Kosak, who is now taking over responsibility. Markus knows the industry, the people and the vision - and I am convinced that he will continue the success story in his own individual way. All the best on this exciting journey, Markus! For me, Petra remains a formative face of this industry. Her enthusiasm, commitment and network are real strengths that will continue to accompany her in the future - no matter where her new tasks take her. And even if in the future she no longer thinks about drinktec every day, we at PETplanet will think that ‘PET’ reminds us a little of PETra. Dear Petra, I wish you all the best, lots of joy and success for what lies ahead. And I look forward to many new moments together - with a smile, good humour, and with a glass in my hand. Yours, Alexander Büchler Dear readers,
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