The Board of Directors of Nestlé has appointed Laurent Freixe, currently Executive Vice President and CEO for the Latin America region, as Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé effective September 01. He will also be proposed for election to the Board of Directors at the 2025 Annual General Meeting. The current CEO Mark Schneider has decided to step down as CEO and member of the Board of Directors. In his eight years at Nestlé, he has consistently aligned the portfolio with the corporate strategy.

From September 24 to 26, 2024, the European packaging industry will meet at Fachpack. Packaging paper manufacturer Sappi will be showcasing its extensive portfolio of new products from the areas of flexible packaging, wet glue labels, corrugated board and virgin fiber board in Nuremberg. This year's trade fair appearance will be under the motto “Futureproof”. The focus will be on new flexible barrier papers for packaging ice cream or chocolate, for example, as well as wet-strength and alkali-resistant wet-glue label papers for returnable bottles for beer, mineral water and soft drinks.

The next Hannover Messe will be held from March 31 to April 4, 2025, under the motto "Shaping the Future with Technology". At the upcoming industrial trade fair, international companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical and digital industries as well as the energy sector will present their solutions for resource-efficient, climate-neutral and resilient production. In 2024, more than 130,000 visitors came to the exhibition grounds in Hanover.