SIAL PARIS 2024 is the 60th anniversary edition of the 5-day business generator and innovation show. This year, the event welcomes more than 7,000 companies from 190 countries. Among them are 10 Ukrainian dairy producers of which 6 companies will be represented at the National Stand of Ukraine (Hall 1, A128), one of which has already won the SIAL Innovation Award.
Participants have the opportunity to present their products, hold B2B meetings, make contacts for further cooperation and learn about the latest trends in the food industry. All the dairy companies represented at the National Stand in Paris are authorised to export to the EU.
“This year, we expect Ukrainian producers to strengthen their export capabilities by participating in the exhibition and signing new contracts,” said Iryna Vysotska, dairy sector component coordinator of the Swiss-Ukrainian programme.
Ukrainian dairy producers represented
Dubnomoloko, LLC presented hard and processed cheeses under the KOMO brand at the exhibition. The brand itself was created in 2010 after a large-scale modernisation of the plant in Dubno in 2007. The company’s product range includes 18 types of hard cheese, 17 types of processed cheese, butter, skimmed milk powder, and whey.
Galychyna, LLC offer a taste of Carpathian butter, whole milk products, and plant-based alternatives. Founded in 1998, the company is among the top 5 producers of fermented dairy products in Ukraine. Its products are manufactured at two facilities in the Volyn and Lviv regions and are sold under four brands: Galychyna, Go_Carpathians, Yommy, and Galychanske. The company’s production capacity is 113,000 tonnes of products per year using 99% of its raw materials from local farms.
Pervomaisk Milk Canning Plant, PJSC was founded in 1956 and is best known as a producer of dairy preserves. The plant’s main products include condensed milk in various formats, as well as other dairy preserves that are in demand both in Ukraine and abroad.
Prime Snack, LLC is the largest producer of cheese snacks in Ukraine. The company was founded in 2015 with the idea to create a healthy, tasty, and nutritious snack from cheese. The eco-snacks are based on a technology developed by NASA in the 1970s to provide astronauts with nutritious food. Thus, in 2016, a new product appeared in Ukraine under the brand name snEco and the method was patented. The company was the first in the country to create snacks without adding any extra ingredients. The snEco product range includes 12 different types of cheeses. In 2020, the company produced 10 million cheese balls, 50 million in 2023, and plans to produce 100 million in 2024.
Khorol Infant Nutrition Factory has specialised in the production of powdered milk formulas, milk porridges, and baby drinking water for over 50 years. Its product range includes 29 items under the brands Malyutka, Malyutka Premium, and Malysh.
Organic Milk, LLC has been producing organic dairy products under the Organic Milk brand for over 10 years. The company has the first plant in Ukraine to produce organic dairy products from its own raw materials. Currently, the company produces more than 60 products, including milk, kefir, sour cream, yogurt, various types of cheese, vanilla curd masses, condensed milk, butter, and a line of lactose-free products.
The following dairy companies were also represented at SIAL Paris 2024, from 19 – 23 October 2024 at collective and individual stands: PJSC Ichnya condensed milk company, PE Imperial Plus, Milk Alliance Group, and TERRA FOOD Group.