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Jean-Jacques Graffin is inducted into the 2022 Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame.

The Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame is inducting four new members into its ranks in 2022. The late Jean-Jacques Graffin joins the Hall of Fame for his work as an inventor and entrepreneur who revolutionized the dairy manufacturing and packaging world.

Honoring Hall of Fame Careers: Jean-Jacques Graffin of Serac

The Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame is inducting four new members into its ranks in 2022. The late Jean-Jacques Graffin joins the Hall of Fame for his work as an inventor and entrepreneur who revolutionized the dairy manufacturing and packaging world.

Jean-Jacques Graffin, founder of Serac

An inventor through and through, Jean-Jacques (JJ) Graffin, founder of Serac, dedicated his life to improving manufacturing and packaging for the food industry. His passion for inventing, and interest in food and beverage, was seeded in his upbringing.

He studied at the Arts & Métiers, an engineering school in Angers, France, and in 1955 and received a Master of Engineering MEng ENSAM (École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers) degree.

 

To learn more about Jean-Jacques Graffin

“ While observing his parents running their small general mechanical farm equipment company, the idea of being an entrepreneur took shape “

Rose Graffin - Chairman of the Board & CEO of Serac Holding
Rose Graffin, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Serac Holding accepts the 2022 Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Award in honor of its founder JJ Graffin

Rose Graffin, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Serac Holding accepts the 2022 Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Award in honor of its founder JJ Graffin

The Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame

The Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame is the top honor a packaging or processing professional can receive in his or her career. Past inductees are packaging leaders who have dedicated themselves to the industry through expanding knowledge and volunteer leadership, and have personally advanced the field of packaging. A Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame commission evaluates nominations and chooses the coming year’s class.

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