New PROFEL President_17.06.2011

At its General Assembly earlier this month in Gent, Belgium, PROFEL elected Mr. Jean-Bernard Bonduelle  as its President for the next 2 years.

Mr. Jean-Bernard Bonduelle, Director External Relations of the Bonduelle Group and acting President of the French inter-professional organisation of vegetable processors and producers UNILET, took over the Presidency from Mr. Costas Apostolou from Greek Fruit canners E.K.E. PROFEL presidencies alternate between the fruit and the vegetable processing sectors.

For the record: PROFEL is the European Association of fruit and vegetable processing industries (canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, dehydrated vegetables, jams and fruit preserves, canned fruit and compotes), representing  over 500 companies in 15 EU countries.  Founded in 1959 - coinciding with the beginning of the European Economic Community - , the main goals of the association are to promote common interests, represent the industry at EU level and the institutions, keep members informed about EU legislation and main trends in the European and international market, and to provide a platform of exchange for the different sectors.