Tag: Monika Lipska

TORPOL at the “Impulse for Agriculture” Congress. How the Industry Talks About Food Safety Today Szepietowo rarely appears in national economic debates. In May, however, it became a place where ministers, executives from major dairy groups, representatives of agricultural companies and financial institutions gathered to discuss the future of Polish agriculture. The “Impulse for Agriculture” congress, organized at the Podlaskie Agricultural Advisory Center, showed that discussions about agriculture increasingly cover the entire chain – from the field to export markets.   In one of the expert panels dedicated to food security and the competitiveness of Polish food production, Monika Lipska, COO of TORPOL, joined representatives of food processing companies and public administration. The company brought a perspective that is still relatively rare in such discussions: how decisions regarding industrial paper packaging for powdered products influence production stability, raw material losses and relationships with international customers. One of the key conclusions from the discussion was that, in times of rising energy, labor and transport costs, competitive advantage increasingly depends on the quality of operational decisions. For producers of milk powder, feed products and functional blends, this means precise management of packaging processes – from compatibility with filling lines, through warehouse performance, to minimizing transport damage risks. TORPOL emphasized that reducing packaging parameters too aggressively can eventually return in the form of complaints, production downtime or loss of export markets. The congress in Szepietowo also reflected a broader shift in the Polish debate on agriculture. Alongside traditional topics such as subsidies, regulations and commodity prices, there is now growing attention on supply chain resilience: who is responsible for the product at each stage, where losses occur and where process improvements should be implemented. The participation of companies such as TORPOL in these discussions signals that conversations about agriculture increasingly include industrial solution providers, not only food producers themselves.   This type of format – bringing together business, administration and industrial partners – moves the Polish agricultural debate closer to the standards seen in countries with strong food export sectors: fewer discussions about individual instruments, and more focus on how the entire industry model functions.