The “packaging Oscars” are the annual event that recognises the professionals who create outstanding innovative solutions in the packaging world

The Oscar de l’Emballage ceremony is over for another year.

For the 9th edition of this iconic event, the organisers chose Tapì as one of the main sponsors. We are suitably honoured, as we have always been committed to researching and developing new packaging solutions that have often anticipated the needs of a market in constant flux.

Keys themes this year were innovation, aesthetics and technology – across arenas as diverse as cosmetics, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals and luxury goods. New trends such as sustainability, smart packaging and the end-consumer experience were also firmly to the fore. It was a gripping evening that showed us what the immediate future of packaging will be looking like.

Tapì had a productive time again this year at SIMEI – the world-leading fair dedicated to packaging and technology for the wine and spirits world.

SIMEI proved hugely adept once again at bringing together supply and demand in the B2B wine and spirits sector. Now in its 28th edition, this pivotal event is a marketplace for exchanging ideas and synergies among all the enterprises that are striving to innovate in their respective ways in this arena.

Which is why Tapì simply had to be there too with our array of ingenious new offerings this year – from Exotic Wood to Wood Inspiration Craft Effect via Ceramic Inspiration Stone Effect and many other finishes designed to top off a bottle of spirits in the finest style.

We also took the opportunity to unveil a new sustainable venture at SIMEI, to enable the wine industry to re-use old wine skins to create a fully custom stopper. This key feature helps to give consumers a storytelling experience to explain the provenance of the end product and its production method.

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The trade fair for innovation in wine and spirits is back

We will be in Cognac, France, from 3 to 5 December to attend VS Pack. Hosted at the Parc des Expositions, this major event is a true innovation fair covering all aspects of packaging and technologies for the wine and spirits sector.

A highlight this time is the 4th edition of the SPIRI PACK CREDIT AGRICOLE award for the leading innovators in the packaging world among the various exhibitors. Three special prizes are up for grabs, judged by a professional jury.

This 10th year of VS Pack promises to be fascinating with lots to enjoy – and we at Tapì are looking forward to giving some sneak previews of our projects and products in the pipeline for 2020.

We look forward to welcoming you at stand B6!

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A great opportunity to meet distilleries producing Trentino DOC-certified grappas

On Thursday 14^th November 2019, we will have the honour of meeting the 25 companies which run distilleries producing grappa certified by the Trentino Grappa Protection Institute.

Established over fifty years ago, the institute has the task of enhancing, protecting and promoting the production quality of Grappas made exclusively from pomace produced and distilled in Trentino, as well as awarding them the special Trident trademark which acts as a Grappa Trentina quality guarantee.

For us at Tapì, sponsors and partners of the Institute, it will be a wonderful opportunity both for interacting and presenting our products to certified distilleries (who place great store by the quality of the products they send to the market) as well as for creating moments for sharing and networking through meetings with other sponsors and project partners.

After last year’s successes, the 2019 edition of the Spirits Strategies & Innovation Congress also proved to be an outstanding training and information opportunity for everything revolving around the alcoholic beverage industry.

Strategy and innovation came together to perfection, offering an overview of what the areas of growth in the coming years are thought to be. The key themes at the event included the trends expected in the near future, such as premiumization, craftsmanship, the relationship between off- and on-trade, distribution and the role of retailers in marketing products.

Over the two days, there were a series of engaging sessions such as interviews on stage, live debates and interesting keynote speeches, but we also had the chance to meet innovative and niche spirits producers. Top quality is the focus keyword of this event, at which we are participating with an information desk and a speech, The 3R paradigm in the beverage packaging industry: applications, strategies and myths, held yesterday by Tapì Group Chief Product Officer, Domenico Liberati.

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In the last twenty years, here at Tapì we have come a long way in our search for innovative and more eco-sustainable materials for our closures. This philosophy of ours not only impacts the products we supply to our customers, but aims to be truly a part of a sea change currently taking place in the packaging industry, and in the world as a whole.

From ceramics, widely used in the Signature range, all the way through to the Abor concept, which creates closures with spent lees from the distillation process instead of disposing of them in the usual way, not forgetting Duo, a closure designed to help the end user with the recycling process, or Mekano, a mechanical closure that can be used to open and re-close bottles on a continual basis. But that’s not all: our R&D department is implementing new sustainable projects, following in the footsteps of Abor, focusing especially on the ethical side, but also on communications.

Indeed, using an ecological closure to seal a packaging can be a great marketing lever. Several studies have shown that end users are willing to spend more if they share the values of the company they are buying from. So why not take advantage of this current growing trend to leverage your consumer niche while also doing the environment a favour?

Starlight Mix is the pourer cap developed by Tapì, designed specifically for the condiments sector. Sealing, especially in a world as delicate as that of olive oil or fine vinegars, ensures the end customer can enjoy a product in perfect condition.

The cutting-edge ultrasonic welding technology used to make Starlight Mix cuts out the use of glue, which helps to ensure the quality of the liquid inside is maintained. Moreover, the huge potential for customization enables us to create shades similar to those of olive oil, achieving very much the same visual effect.

Creative combinations, nuances and brightness: these are the advantages of the Starlight Mix pourer. The ideal touch of style for the bottle that desires no other seal.

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After almost 30 years, SIMEI is still the leading fair for everything that is wine, as well as for the packaging world dedicated to the spirits and condiments sectors.

For this reason, from November 19th to 22nd Tapì will also be there as exhibitors, at what can without doubt be regarded as a world-class event for all those working in the above-mentioned sectors.

SIMEI is comprehensively renewing itself to become a truly global fair of wine-making technologies, products and accessories. From the substantial numbers of operators and producers from all five continents, to new partnerships with trade associations and key institutions such as the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, ICE-Agency, SIMEST and Fiera Milano, opening the doors even more to wine-related commodity chains such as olive oil, beer and spirits, we are working on an exhibition that marks a turning point in the history of SIMEI. Numerous top exhibitors have already booked their places at the 2019 edition, confirming SIMEI’s international leadership and providing further evidence that the choice to renew was the right one.

These words from SIMEI president Ernesto Abbona underline why we at Tapì are looking forward to taking part in what promises to be the most innovative edition ever. See you at stand 15E21-F22 for a key innovation!

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Innovative materials, precious finishes and glinting reflections: Tapì’s Signature range offers a broad range of products for the premium and super-premium distillates sector.

Following the official launches of the new Exotic wood and Stone effect finishes, Tapì Signature is once again taking pride of place among the world leaders in the luxury closure market. But Signature is more than this, a concept fully reflected in the trend towards premiumization in the distillates sector we have been witnessing in recent years. Not only innovative new materials, increasingly popular due to their eco-sustainability, but especially design, innovation and a precursor of aesthetic and technological trends.

Tapì has a solid Research and Development team behind its new products, led by Group R&D Director Domenico Liberati, ever ready to meet the needs of Customers wanting to come up with new projects and concepts, that will not only seal the product for which they are intended, but also and above all express their very essence.

Contact us to tell us about your idea. Our task will be to enhance it by creating a unique and innovative seal that will bring out the very best in the packaging that has been designed for it!

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The 2019 edition of the Spirits Strategies & Innovation Congress will be taking place in London on 29 and 30 October.

The two-day event, which this year will be happening at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel London, builds on the huge success of previous editions. After the 2018 event, the Spirits Strategies & Innovation Congress continues to support the alcoholic beverages industry, combining strategies and innovation, and providing the sector with an overview of key growth areas in coming years.

The wide range of topics on the schedule include future trends, premiumisation, the artisanal movement, the relationship between off-trade and on-trade, distribution and the role of retailers in the marketing process. All very distinct issues, with a common focus on the alcoholic beverage sector, to be discussed at exhibitors’ stands, as well as during interviews on stage, live debates and innovative spotlights.

A key opportunity to compare notes, which here at Tapì we could not possibly miss out on. See you at the conference with lots of Tapì innovations.

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