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The German Association of the Fruit, Vegetable and Potato Processing Industry (BOGK) is the voice of the sixth largest industrial sector in the German food and drink industry. Its member companies are predominantly medium-sized family businesses.

The aim of BOGK is to combine its members’ political and economic interests and to represent the industry with one voice. In Germany and Europe it is a recognized partner of policy makers and administrators alike.

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02.11.2011

Pickle Packers International: Successful Annual Meeting 2011

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Pictures courtesy of PPI

The PPI Annual Meeting at Las Vegas (26.10.2011–28.10.2011) was a meeting point for pickle packers from all over the world. BOGK was represented by Alfred Paulsen, Prof. Dr. Dietmar Breithaupt (Rich. Hengstenberg GmbH und Co. KG) und Christoph Freitag.

Brian Bursiek, Alfred Paulsen, Christoph Freitag, Dr. Gerald Krischke

Brian Bursiek, Alfred Paulsen, Christoph Freitag, Dr. Gerald Krischke

The congress provided excellent opportunity to meet entrepeneurs and scientists among the 250 participants. There were 23 presentations given in 9 sessions on agriculture, politics, sourcing, manufacturing and technology and many other topics.

BOGK association director Christoph Freitag gave a talk on Managing Food Crises: Lessons from the E.coli outbreak in Germany 2011. (There are downloads available of the slides and the text of the presentation.)

In July 2012 PPI and BOGK plan to organize a field trip through Germany – the heart of the European pickle industry.

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