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News Release from: DS Smith Plastics (Rapak) | Subject: Bag-in-box packaging
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 June 2007
Bag-in-box packaging for Latvian school
milk
Smith Plastics (Rapak) has supplied bag-in-box packaging for Latvian school milk, a contribution recognised at the 2007 Dairy Innovation Awards, organised by Zenith International Publishing.
The introduction of bag-in-box catering dispensers for milk into schools in Latvia has been recognised at the 2007 Dairy Innovation Awards, organised by Zenith International Publishing The concept was initiated by Rigas Piena Kombinats (RPK), the largest milk processor in Latvia, to support the Latvian Government's drive to promote the drinking of milk in the country's schools
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 24 Feb 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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RPK worked closely with Autonumis, a leading manufacturer of dispensing machines, and Rapak, one of the world's largest suppliers of bag-in-box packaging.
Combining their expertise, these three companies have already had a major impact on milk drinking in Latvian schools with consumption having rocketed in the last four months of 2006.
The advantages of using dispensers for school milk include ease of use, convenience and hygienic dispense of a 200 ml measure without any wastage or mess.
There is also the important benefit that the milk is always kept at the right cool temperature for drinking.
The scheme has proved an immediate success, with on average 65 percent of children happy to use the dispensers (and some schools reporting the dispensers being used by 100 percent of their pupils).
Equally important, 100 percent of the children surveyed said they liked the idea of using a dispenser for milk and that it made milk drinking more popular with them, while 88 percent of school staff said that the use of dispensers made their task of running the school milk programme easier.
The project also has potential for even greater impact in the future.
At present, the age limit for free milk is 11 years.
If the Government agrees to extend the scheme to the 11-16 year age group, RPK believes that the volume of bag-in-box milk consumption could triple.
Such results helped to make the project a finalist in the Best School Milk Initiative category of the Dairy Innovation Awards, designed to celebrate the best in innovation across the sector globally.
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