From the UK’s biggest conversations on Extended Producer Responsibility and the Deposit Return Scheme to breakthrough packaging innovations, London Packaging Week 2026 brings together leading FMCG brands and hundreds of specialist suppliers to help packaging professionals solve today’s biggest business challenges.
Returning to Excel London on 16 & 17 September 2026, the event will welcome more than 5,700 visitors, more than 220 exhibitors and 90 expert speakers for two days of insight, innovation and networking, bringing together the people, technologies and ideas shaping the future of food, beverage and FMCG packaging.
Meet the suppliers and brands driving packaging forward
At the heart of the show, the FMCG zone brings together suppliers, technologies and expertise to help brands respond to today’s commercial, regulatory and consumer challenges.
Leading suppliers, including Aura Global, BCMPA, Kurz, Billerud, Cambrian Packaging, Coppice Group, Herald Packaging, EP Group, Sabert Corporation and Rottneros Packaging, will showcase solutions spanning sustainability, recyclability, manufacturing performance and next-generation materials. Alongside them, organisations including Müller, Bakkavor, Whitworths, Lavazza, Sainsbury’s, M&S, Waitrose, Unilever, MARS, Eat, Nomad Foods, PepsiCo, Tesco, Valeo Foods, and Reckitt create an environment where packaging challenges can be discussed directly with the people responsible for solving them.
Visitors will see innovations delivering measurable commercial advantage. From Rottneros Packaging’s Nature Trays and Sabert Corporation’s PULP ULTRA® to Ranpak’s automated paper-based fulfilment systems and Dassault Systèmes’ virtual testing technologies, exhibitors will demonstrate how businesses are reducing material use, improving recyclability, accelerating development and strengthening operational performance.
Organisations including Ecosurety, OPRL and Wastepack will also provide practical guidance on recyclability, Extended Producer Responsibility and packaging compliance.
Hear from the people shaping the industry’s future
Beyond the show floor, London Packaging Week’s conference programme brings together many of the industry’s leading voices to explore the trends, regulations and commercial pressures shaping packaging today.
Among the headline sessions, Esther Carter, Chief Strategy Officer at PackUK, will deliver Next steps for industry in the evolution of EPR, exploring how organisations can move beyond regulatory readiness towards practical implementation as packaging policy continues to evolve.
The conversation continues with DRS countdown: from 2026 readiness to 2027 reality, featuring Andy Bagnall, Chief Executive of the British Soft Drinks Association, Keith Allen, Head of Public Affairs at Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain & Ireland, and Naomi Brandon-Bravo, Head of Climate, Environment and Sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, who will examine what businesses need to do ahead of the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme launching in 2027.
Commercial pressures are also firmly on the agenda in The cost crunch: packaging under pressure, where experts from Müller Group, Aura Global, Ecosurety and Dassault Systèmes explore how rising costs, geopolitical uncertainty, energy prices and regulatory reform are reshaping packaging strategy.
Reflecting London Packaging Week’s role at the centre of the packaging industry, the event is supported by many of the organisations helping shape its future. Partners including WRAP, the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), INCPEN, RECOUP, PackUK, the British Plastics Federation (BPF), the BPIF, and the Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) help ensure the conversations taking place across the show reflect the regulatory, commercial and environmental priorities facing the sector today.
Explore what’s new for 2026
Beyond the exhibition and conference programme, London Packaging Week 2026 introduces a range of new experiences designed to help visitors discover fresh thinking and valuable new connections. The Design Hub, powered by Pentawards, brings together designers, brands and agencies, while the expanded Innovation Gallery showcases breakthrough materials and technologies through curated displays and twice-daily guided tours.
Visitors can also explore the Start-Up Zone, Discovery Theatre and Podcast Studio, alongside the expanded Pentawards Gallery showcasing 50 award-winning packaging designs.
As Sema Tezel Basbug, Head of Marketing at Easyfairs UK, explains: “London Packaging Week has become a place where the most important conversations in packaging are not only happening but being shaped in real time. Whether you are a global brand, a specialist supplier, a policymaker or a design-led start-up, the value lies in being part of the dialogue. The industry is moving too quickly and becoming too interconnected for anyone to operate in isolation.”
Where better packaging decisions begin
Packaging has never been expected to deliver more. As regulation tightens, consumer expectations evolve, and commercial pressures grow, London Packaging Week brings together the expertise, innovations and partnerships helping businesses make better packaging decisions.
Join more than 5,700 packaging professionals on 16 & 17 September 2026 at Excel London and discover the ideas, technologies and connections that could shape your next packaging decision. Register for your complimentary visitor pass today.