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Call for Page Turner Awards
Page Turner Awards is inviting food and beverage enthusiasts to join their community of writers and get involved in the Page Turner Awards 2021. The Page Turner Awards is an inclusive writing and book awards with one goal – to change the lives of as many writers as possible. The team at Page Turner Awards passio- nately believes that talented writers can be from any background, age, race, religion, or interest.
There are talented undiscovered writers in the global food and beve- rage community with undiscovered literary gems. Whether the person have a non-fiction 'how to' food or beverage guide, a tear-jerking me- moir (think Eat, Pray, Love), a scan- dalous family kitchen drama, or the next-big-chef-flix (think Burnt, Julie & Julia or No Reservations), Page Turner Awards can’t wait to pass their story to their panel of influenti- al literary judges, publishers and film producers.
The inaugural Page Turner Awards
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was a huge success in terms of how many lives it changed. Success sto- ries include three writers winning literary representation, six writers winning a writing mentorship, five writers winning a publishing contract and thirteen independent authors winning an audiobook production.
Founder of Page Turner Awards and award-winning novelist, Paula Wynne said, “There are writers from
all walks of life, from manual laborers to academics, all with stories to tell, and most of them heart-warming and moving. We’re proud that our awards celebrate excellent writing and helps writers and authors to get their stories discovered.”
Submissions close on the 31st of May. Find out more about The Page Turner https://pageturnerawards. com
MARKET & NEWS
SIG: Joint venture in theMiddle East and Africa
SIG announced the successful com- pletion of the transaction to ac- quire the remaining 50% in its Middle East and Africa (MEA) joint venture, SIG Combibloc Obeikan, from its part- ner Obeikan Investment Group (OIG). The business in MEA was fully con- solidated by SIG from end-February 2021 and was reported as a separate segment. The acquisition expands SIG’s global presence and gives direct access to the growing markets of the MEA region.
As previously announced, Abdelg- hany Eladib, currently Chief Operating Officer of SIG Combibloc Obeikan, joins SIG’s Group Executive Board as President & General Manager, Middle East & Africa with completion of the transaction.
Furthermore, as previously an- nounced, SIG’s Board of Directors
In 2020, SIG produced 38 billion carton packs and generated €1.8 billion in revenue.
has nominated Abdallah Al Obeikan, Group Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of OIG, for election to SIG’s Board of Di- rectors at the AGM to be held on 21 April 2021.
Samuel Sigrist, Chief Executive Offi- cer of SIG, said: “We are delighted to welcome SIG Combibloc Obeikan as a full member of the SIG family and are looking forward to pursuing additional
growth opportunities together. The strong MEA footprint built over the years will be further strengthened as we expand our product offering and geographic reach.”
SIG is a leading systems and so- lutions provider for aseptic carton packaging. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food and beverage products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustaina- ble and affordable way. Our unique technology and outstanding innovati- on capacity enable us to provide our customers with end-to-end solutions for differentiated products, smarter factories and connected packs, all to address the ever-changing needs of consumers. Sustainability is integral to our business and we are going Way Beyond Good to create a net positive food packaging system.
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