PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015 is colocated with Pharma EXPO 2015, a joint venture from PMMI and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Sept. 28-30.

"I remember spending summers in the workshop when I was a teenager. All my friends were enjoying the summer at the sea and here I was sweating in the shop. I didn't particularly like it at the time, but when I think back now, it was a critical part of my education in the family business," Josef Haas says.

Mention the word Haas to anyone familiar with the baking, snack or confectionery industries, and the word wafer automatically comes to mind.

Originally developed in Japan, sponge-batter, centerfilled cakes attract children and adults alike with their innovative shapes and delicious fruit, chocolate or vanilla fillings.