NEWS Brits’ wasteful milk habits revealed
RESEARCH from Tetra Pak has revealed that almost half of Brits don’t fully understand what long life milk is and are oblivious to many of the benefits it offers. At the same time, the vast majority of us (79%) are pouring milk down the drain because it has gone off before we are able to use it all. It seems a lack of understanding of what long life milk is made of and its nutritional benefits are at the heart of our confusion, with nearly 50% per cent of us (48%) incorrectly thinking it isn’t as good for us as chilled milk and nearly two fifths (37%) inaccurate- ly believing it has preservatives added to it to make it last longer. Most surprisingly, one in ten (12%) wrongly believe it isn’t real milk. In fact, long life milk has noth- ing added to it or taken away and is the same as chilled milk. It is simply heated to a higher temper- ature to extend its life; a process which does not affect the good- ness of the milk.
Three quarters (75%) of us admit
the fridge before drinking it, sug- gesting many of us have been drinking it lukewarm, which is not ideal because it tastes much bet- ter chilled.
we find it ‘really annoying’ when we are caught short without milk, and in the last two weeks alone this has happened to over 21 million of us (34%). One of the main benefits of long life milk is the convenience and practical- ity of its long shelf life, yet nearly two-thirds (64%) of us have never or only rarely used it, and 8 in 10 (79%) do not know it can be stored, without needing to be re- frigerated, for over 6 months. On top of this, a staggering 82% don’t know it’s best to chill it in
Our poor milk habits mean we often end up throwing milk away because it has gone off before we can use it all. Despite 3 in 5 (60%) of us saying we feel guilty doing it, over a third (35%) of us have poured milk away in the last month alone. WRAP esti- mates that, as a nation, we waste 360,000 tonnes of milk a year, costing us £280million.
Using
both chilled and long life milk can not only ensure you always have a supply of milk available when you need it, but can also signifi- cantly reduce the amount of milk you waste. Emma Marsh, head of Love
Food Hate Waste, said: “Keep- ing a supply of long life milk in the cupboard is one way to help you manage your milk better, cut down your waste and save mon- ey.”
Saudi score in skin trays
YORKSHIRE-based packag- ing manufacturer LINPAC Packaging has extended its reach into the Middle East- ern market with a contract to supply its new Vacuum Skin Pack solutions (VSP) to one of Saudi Arabia’s largest chicken producers.
The company will supply PET skin trays following a major chicken producer’s investment in two Mondini VSP packaging lines with the prospect of extending production to a further four lines. Saudi Arabian poultry consumption is a massive 45 kg per year, second only to Qatar.
Norbev installs a Makro Labeller for Ribena
Northern Ireland’s premier contract bottler, Norbev of Ballymena, has just installed a Makro Labelling MAK-4 three-station modular labeller.
The machine will initially be equipped with 3 x wet glue labelling stations to label 1ltr and 850ml conical PET bottles for Ribena. However, a major deciding factor in placing the order with Makro was the ability to add self-adhesive and hot-melt labelling stations in the future, giving Norbev ultimate flexibility in label dress application and thus future-proofing their investment.
Norbev have been continually investing in their factory at Ballymena and their attention to detail, quality and flexibility has attracted the attention of some of the great soft drink brand owners, none more so than the iconic Ribena brand.
www.makrolabelling.it Compound packaging aims
to offer a slice of Bavaria PEOPLE associate Bavaria with mountains, “lederhosen” and a cosy atmosphere. The sausage producer Houdek has tried to convey a piece of this Bavarian way of life with its latest eye- catching compound packaging in a natural wood look.
The products are intended to look as if they are served on a typical wooden board used for light meals in Bavaria. At the same time a large transparent
section gives consumers a view of the contents. The company turned to packaging group Suedpack for the development of the “wooden packaging”. A transparent lower film in combination with a paper-compound covering film printed on both sides is intended to give the packaging a top-quality, natural surface feel. But the paper covering film did not allow enough of a view of the product inside. Houdek and the film experts from Suedpack had the idea of turn- ing the packaging by 180 degrees. The meat loaf is now positioned on the former covering film and the transparent lower film – as the new cover – allows a view of the complete product except for a small label on the edge.
The company logo is now discreetly embossed on the film and gives additional credence to the premium aspirations of this tradi- tional brand. “What completely won us over,” said Olaf Hakenbeck of Houdek, “are the exceptional presentation opportunities at the point of sale.”
14 < packagingscotland October-December 2013
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