In October, 2006 the Dairy Business Innovation Center sent team member Dan Strongin to Paris to attend SIAL, the largest food show for the retail industry. Dan's mission was three-fold: to understand state-of-the-art European cheese & dairy packaging, to discover which companies are capable of supplying dairies in the U.S. with such packaging, and to capture images and information for a summary report available to the public.

During his 10-day visit to Europe, Dan conducted in-depth visits to 12 stores, as well as every dairy-related booth at the SIAL show, and many other booths with related products. More than 1,200 photos were taken during that period and are now available in a database, available through the DBIC website. In addition, interviews were held with packaging companies and cheesemakers from France and England, and literature was collected at the SIAL show, scanned, sorted and added to the database.

The result is a comprehensive "snapshot" in time of the state of dairy packaging at the cutting edge, in the present moment: a "snapshot" of the most successful and innovative companies in our industry worldwide. In addition, the summary report provides comprehensive data and gives context to the database. We invite you to share in our research to grow your business.

Report: Fresh Perspectives in Packaging

Database: DBIC Packaging Database (Choose Guest Account if prompted)

While not an exhaustive list, the two contacts listed below have worked with the DBIC to assist with client packaging options. They welcome your inquiries.

Gregory Otto
Sudpack USA Inc.
Email: gregory.otto@sudpackusa.com
Phone: 920-738-9877
www.suedpack.com

Caroline Gingras
Fromagex
Email: caroline@fromagex.com
Phone: 418-722-0193
http://www.fromagex.com/