A Visit to Packtec in Tunisia

On Friday March 19th 100% Tunisian Olive Oil spokesperson Bill Sanders and I were involved in two great meetings at the close of our olive oil buying mission in Tunisia. In the first, we were privileged to meet with Mr. Abdelaziz Rassaa, Secretary of State in charge of Renewable Energy and Agri-Business. We provided an six-month update on our program to promote Tunisian olive oil in the US market, begun in October 2009.

Following our meeting at the Ministry, we headed for the offices of Packtec, our host for the buying mission and the organization with whom we work most closely on the promotion of Tunisian olive oil. While there, we visited with good friend and Packtec General Director Mme. Lémia Thabet, and Packtec Techincal Director Mr. Jalel Horriche.



Packtec provides an incredible amount of support to Tunisian companies seeking help with technical and visual arts issues regarding the packaging. From creating logos, to testing technical specifications of packaging materials, to creating reliable shipping containers and more, Packtec is an amazing resource for Tunisian companies preparing their products for the world. We toured the entire building, from sophisticated chemical analysis labs to the mock shipping dock where crates and pallets are tested for strength and durability.

It was an eye-opening visit into the breadth of technical support Packtec provides Tunisian companies, and provided a deeper appreciation of our collaboration with this extraordinary business development unit.

Félicitations!