{
  "event": "PACK EXPO Southeast",
  "year": 2027,
  "verified": "2026-09-14",
  "dates": {
    "label": "Full event",
    "value": "April 12–14, 2027"
  },
  "venue": "Georgia World Congress Center",
  "city": "Atlanta",
  "official": "https://www.packexposoutheast.com/",
  "dateSource": "https://www.packexposoutheast.com/",
  "photos": [
    {
      "alt": "Senzani exhibit with a large enclosed packaging machine, a control screen, purple branded wall, suspended cube sign and a person at the reception counter.",
      "caption": "Senzani · packaging equipment at the aisle",
      "credit": "Purple Exhibits portfolio",
      "source": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTYzODksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9wdXJwbGVleGhpYml0cy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC8yNDhfTjA0MjlfSW1tYWdpbmUtV2hhdHNBcHAtMjAyMy0xMC0xMi1vcmUtMTAtNDgtNDItZmFjMWY0N2QuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDA1NWJkMSJ9",
      "image": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/248_N0429_Immagine-WhatsApp-2023-10-12-ore-10-48-42-fac1f47d.jpg",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/portfolio/pack-expo-southeast-pack-expo-southeast-hero-273-1600.webp",
      "project": "Senzani",
      "reuse": "First-party Purple Exhibits portfolio photograph selected for the user-authorized Purple company website. Public page has All rights reserved; no open licence is claimed.",
      "context": "Describe the actual project or scene. This photo does not establish a build at the destination show.",
      "eventClaim": false
    },
    {
      "alt": "Ecotact team posing behind a branded counter surrounded by packaging samples, product graphics and a large display screen.",
      "caption": "Ecotact · the team and hermetic packaging",
      "credit": "Purple Exhibits portfolio",
      "source": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTYyNTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9wdXJwbGVleGhpYml0cy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC8wOTRfRTAzMzhfSU1HMjAyNjA0MTExNjA1MzAtMDEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDA1NWJkMSJ9",
      "image": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/094_E0338_IMG20260411160530-01.jpg",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/portfolio/pack-expo-southeast-pack-expo-southeast-people-202-1600.webp",
      "project": "Ecotact",
      "reuse": "First-party Purple Exhibits portfolio photograph selected for the user-authorized Purple company website. Public page has All rights reserved; no open licence is claimed.",
      "context": "This is a posed team photograph, not a documented buyer demonstration.",
      "eventClaim": false
    },
    {
      "alt": "Bandall’s white exhibit with banding machines, sustainable-packaging graphics, a dark screen and a technician crouching beside equipment.",
      "caption": "Bandall · banding equipment and technical setup",
      "credit": "Purple Exhibits portfolio",
      "source": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTE4NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3B1cnBsZWV4aGliaXRzLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcLzAxMS0xLndlYnAiLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwMDU1YmQxIn0%3D",
      "image": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/011-1.webp",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/portfolio/pack-expo-southeast-pack-expo-southeast-gallery-1-29-960.webp",
      "project": "Bandall",
      "reuse": "First-party Purple Exhibits portfolio photograph selected for the user-authorized Purple company website. Public page has All rights reserved; no open licence is claimed.",
      "context": "A technician is working beside equipment; do not claim this frame shows a finished live demonstration.",
      "eventClaim": false
    },
    {
      "alt": "Long enclosed packaging machine in the EP-PAK exhibit with metal framing, a control panel and branded red-and-white walls.",
      "caption": "EP-PAK · a packaging line in the exhibit",
      "credit": "Purple Exhibits portfolio",
      "source": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTYzNjksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9wdXJwbGVleGhpYml0cy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC8yMDI0MTEwMl8xOTMyMTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDA1NWJkMSJ9",
      "image": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20241102_193211.jpg",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/portfolio/pack-expo-southeast-pack-expo-southeast-gallery-2-253-1600.webp",
      "project": "EP-PAK",
      "reuse": "First-party Purple Exhibits portfolio photograph selected for the user-authorized Purple company website. Public page has All rights reserved; no open licence is claimed.",
      "context": "Photo shows equipment installation and nearby setup materials; avoid claiming it is an active production run.",
      "eventClaim": false
    },
    {
      "alt": "EP-PAK exhibit with a red-and-white reception counter, wall-mounted screen and enclosed packaging machinery along the left side.",
      "caption": "EP-PAK · reception beside the machinery",
      "credit": "Purple Exhibits portfolio",
      "source": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTYzNzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9wdXJwbGVleGhpYml0cy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC8yMDI0MTEwMl8xOTMyMzYuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDA1NWJkMSJ9",
      "image": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20241102_193236.jpg",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/portfolio/pack-expo-southeast-pack-expo-southeast-gallery-3-254-1600.webp",
      "project": "EP-PAK",
      "reuse": "First-party Purple Exhibits portfolio photograph selected for the user-authorized Purple company website. Public page has All rights reserved; no open licence is claimed.",
      "context": "Photo includes setup items on the floor; use as a real installed-equipment view rather than a polished opening-day claim.",
      "eventClaim": false
    }
  ],
  "editorialNote": "Real Purple portfolio photographs identify the actual projects; no target-show installation is implied. Space Symposium also retains three separately credited public-domain event photographs.",
  "checked": "2026-09-14",
  "facts": {
    "organizer": "PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies",
    "rows": [
      [
        "Venue & halls",
        "Georgia World Congress Center hosts exhibits April 12–14 in Atlanta. Confirm the hall and booth coordinates against the current PXSE27 floor plan.",
        "https://www.packexposoutheast.com/",
        "partial"
      ],
      [
        "Move-in / move-out",
        "PACK EXPO assigns inbound and outbound slots by exhibitor. Its published deadline for requesting a target change is March 1, 2027.",
        "https://www.packexposoutheast.com/exhibiting/move-in-out",
        "confirmed"
      ],
      [
        "Height & hanging signs",
        "The 2027 rules page links the binding exhibit regulations through DocSend. Numerical height and sign limits were not retrievable during this review.",
        "https://www.packexposoutheast.com/download/rules-and-regulations",
        "pending"
      ],
      [
        "Drayage & labor",
        "Material handling is included in the space rate when the truck meets its assigned target. Installation labor remains a separate scope to confirm with PACK EXPO Services.",
        "https://www.packexposoutheast.com/exhibiting/move-in-out",
        "partial"
      ],
      [
        "Last edition · 2025",
        "PMMI records 504 exhibiting companies and over 6,700 attendees, plus 2,800 exhibitor personnel, at the inaugural 2025 event.",
        "https://www.packexposoutheast.com/press-release/industry-leaders-converge-as-pack-expo-southeast-2025-delivers-a-standout-show",
        "confirmed"
      ],
      [
        "Returning in 2027",
        "Atlanta’s second Southeast edition follows the 2025 launch. Its published floor hours are 9–4 on April 12–13 and 9–3 on April 14.",
        "https://www.packexposoutheast.com/",
        "confirmed"
      ]
    ],
    "mistake": "Booking a truck independently of its assigned slot can jeopardize the included material handling; request any target change through PACK EXPO Services.",
    "mistakeSource": "https://www.packexposoutheast.com/exhibiting/move-in-out"
  },
  "purpleProject": {
    "name": "Machu Picchu Foods",
    "url": "https://purpleexhibits.com/machu-picchu/",
    "imageUrl": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/machu-picchu-12.webp",
    "alt": "Machu Picchu Foods exhibit with a branded sampling counter, packaged food displays and visitors meeting inside the booth.",
    "caption": "Related Purple project: Machu Picchu Foods",
    "industry": "Food manufacturing, chocolate and packaged food product sampling",
    "evidence": "The case states that Purple handled fabrication through installation of the physical exhibit.",
    "width": 1400,
    "height": 1750,
    "src": "/shows/proof/pack-expo-southeast.webp",
    "text": "Machu Picchu Foods supplies a real food-industry reference from Purple’s portfolio. Its product presentation informs the buyer-facing side of a packaging exhibit; the case does not document an operating packaging line or PACK EXPO booth.",
    "variants": [
      {
        "src": "/shows/proof/pack-expo-southeast-480.webp",
        "width": 480
      },
      {
        "src": "/shows/proof/pack-expo-southeast-960.webp",
        "width": 960
      },
      {
        "src": "/shows/proof/pack-expo-southeast-1400.webp",
        "width": 1400
      }
    ]
  },
  "reviewNote": "Uncleared third-party photographs replaced with the user-authorized company portfolio assets. Captions and alternative text updated for the actual replacement images.",
  "eventDates": {
    "convention": "Full event",
    "startDate": "2027-04-12",
    "endDate": "2027-04-14",
    "display": "April 12–14, 2027",
    "source": "https://www.packexposoutheast.com/",
    "explanation": null
  }
}