Byrne’s study focuses on aseptic, or shelf-stable, flavored milk. Aseptic technology allows distributors and school districts to transport and store products at ambient temperature. Currently, many schools serve traditional pasteurized milk, which must be refrigerated at all times during transport and storage.

With nine years at BNP Media, parent company of Dairy Foods, I relish that there’s always something new and exciting to learn about in the multifaceted, $4.5 trillion food and beverage industry.

Leveraging packaging and processing technologies that enhance food safety while reducing waste is vital if processors are to enhance efficiencies while operating in a more sustainable manner.

The small-size carton pack offers all the convenience of a plastic bottle and the sustainability benefits of a carton pack, it said.

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to disrupt supply chains and mounting pressure from consumers to deliver safe and sustainably packaged products, we are seeing a surge of interest from beverage processors in aseptic bottle filling solutions.

As dairy producers search for a competitive edge, capitalizing on consumer trends can boost product success.

Tetra Pak works with beverage processors to create new products or improve upon existing packaging or beverage formulations. Then they test those concepts in the company’s pilot plant in Denton, Texas.