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Why I Attend “drinktec focuses on beverages, whether it’s bottled water, beer, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and that focus point really helps. It gives people the opportunity to talk to vendors who supply turnkey systems as well as individual components, both small and large companies. I go for networking and exchanging ideas, and I go to see new innovations and things from a different point of view to get inspired or motivated to explore different avenues and find new solutions.” —STRATOS DIMAS, SENIOR PACKAGING ENGINEER, WELCH’S, BILLERICA, MASS. tion. Munich has a thriving nightlife and more than 5,000 restaurants offer the finest regional and international fare. With 20 major beer gardens and many famous breweries, one can't-miss site is the HofbräuHaus founded in 1589, offering traditional food and music in its historic, vaulted beer hall. Visitors can experience plenSEE IT NOW: One of the 12 drinktec 2009 halls will be ty of arts and culture in the 45 devoted to packaging materials and systems. museums and art galleries, including the Alte Pinakothek with its plenty of music. The two-week fair kicks off treasure trove of European masters from with a world-famous parade, the Costume the 14th to 18th centuries. Munich has two and Riflemen's Procession, which presents opera houses, 58 theaters, 17 romantic regional costume groups, dancers, trumcastles, a number of Gothic and Baroque peters on horseback, "troops" in historical churches, as well as three surviving gates uniforms, marching bands and floats disof the city's medieval fortifications. In playing local traditions. 2007 Mercer HR Consulting ranked the The 14 giant beer tents ("Bierzelte") city as No. 8 in the highest quality of life showcase Bavarian delicacies like white worldwide. sausages and suckling pig prepared in malt beer sauce, while the revelers are entertained with music from traditional 10. Experience Oktoberfest yodelers to rock and roll groups. Some after visiting drinktec tents host games such as marksmanship Mix business with pleasure by attending and shooting in cross-bow competitions, Oktoberfest, which begins on the final day with the largest tent seating 10,000 peoof drinktec, September 19, 2009. Every ple for a rollicking good evening. year 6 million visitors come to the largest Oktoberfest is the perfect conclusion to folk festival in the world featuring beer a successful drinktec 2009! tents, fairground attractions, parades and HIGHLIGHT TRENDS SEE IT NOW: Norbert Bargmann, managing director, Messe Munchen GmbH, on the vast breadth of content at drinktec. 8 • drinktec.com SEE IT NOW: Volker Kronseder on beverage label trends. http://drinktec.com

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