DSM’s Pack-Age® saves over 200,000 tons of cheese annually

DSM has quantified the sustainable advantages of using its cheese ripening solution, Pack-Age®, over naturally ripened and coated Gouda and Parmesan cheese. Pack-Age® is a moisture-permeable cheese ripening membrane that enables hard to semi-hard cheeses to mature naturally, without the risk of spoilage by mold. As no coating is used in the process, Pack-Age® eliminates the formation of strong dry rind.
Using this solution across the cheese industry would prevent losing around 200,000 tons of Gouda and Parmesan cheeses per year. The calculations were done by Denkstatt, a consultancy firm in the field of sustainability and environmental management (Press Release DSM, 16 November 2015).
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In 2012 Pack-Age® won Bronze (“Bronzen Noot”) in Packaging Innovation Contest De Gouden Noot.

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