Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI

SAPUTO INC.
Industry: Food Products
Sub Industry: Dairy Products, Cheese, Baked
Goods
Location: Saint-Leonard, Quebec
Size (sales): $C2.2 billion (2003)
Purchasing Potential: Uncertain at this time
Specific Business
Opportunities:
1. Company Description:
Case packaging and vacuum
packaging
Saputo is the largest dairy processor in Canada and one of the leading cheese
manufacturers in North America. It makes Italian and European-style cheeses for
sale to retail, food service and industrial customers in Canada and the United States
(major brands include Armstrong, Frigo and Stella). Saputo also produces fluid milk,
cultured dairy products and bakery products (Vachon-brand snack cakes).
The Company has 46 plants in North America (17 cheese plants and 14 other plants
in Canada) and 7,000 employees (2,000 in Canada). Saputo’s total revenue in fiscal
2003 was $C3.4 billion ($C2.2 billion in Canada).
2. Main Products Produced and How They Are Packed:
Product Packaging
Cheese single serving consumer size (40
g to 40 lb.) Food service sizes:
– variety of packs, Thermoform
Consumer bag
Overwrap
Feta, Cottage, Ricotta Plastic Tubs
3. Installed Packaging Machinery:
Current Machinery Used
by Category
Brand
Estimate
d
No. of
Units
3
3
4
6
4
1
Country of
Origin
SMG/Columbia Consulting Group Page 108
Estimate
d
Average
Age
8 to 10
8 to 10
3 to 8
Vertical form fill and seal Hayssen
United States
Triangle
United States
Horizontal form fill and seal Hayssen
United States
Prime Machine
United States 3
Overwrappers Doboy
United States 5
Rose Forgrov
Britain
8
Palletizer Fanuc 1 Germany 4
Case packer BluePrint
Automation
1 United States 2
Note: The above equipment listing is for a single plant.