Interview with the creator of the original ice bucket Ice bag®

The history of the ice bucket Ice bag® comes from a simple and novel idea. Our company has developped since 2003, a collection of clear PVC bags with or without partitions waterproof and resistant that can hold between 1 and 4 bottles, under the brand Transline®. During a business trip in the Champagne region, I saw the potential of the Transline® collection: if we could offer to the champagne vitners, a light foldable and inexpensive bag to offer to their customers in each case of champagne, it would be fantastic! The figures speak for themselves because for than 40 million cases are shipped around the world, this is how Ice bag® came to be. Originally created to transport, promote and accompany wines and Champagne. It has become a real concept. It comes from a long development through research and investments legal and human to match our ambition. 

Industrial property

Even if the product seems very simple, the ice bucket Ice bag® comes from a long development process and has been under international copyright protection since its creation in 2006. It is protected by trademark law under the european community trademark n° 6 358 221 and  n° 8 132 664 and international trademark n°980 685, European community industrial model n° 616057-0001 and American industrial model n° D0555008).It is also a patent in America under n° 11/881755.

Today the Ice bag® is a strong brand, in expansion, which offers multi- markets solutions:

• - PRO collection (standard and made to measure service)
• - Design retail collection supported by special packaging and promotional and marketing tools (display, poster).

Our product ranges are recognized as much in France as internationally. They are used by major hotel groups and vitners such as Pullman Hotels, Novotel (Accor group) and even Vranken Pommery.

Samy Gattino, managing director of GIMEX INTERNATIONAL S.A

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