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"Consumption of milk per capita has gone down every year over the last 30 years," says Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. "Actually, it's gone down by more than 20 per cent since 2015."

While bagged milk is often cited as a unique Canadianism, it's actually not sold west of Ontario. Those who prefer it, however, say it's more cost efficient and some even believe it tastes better.

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (26 children)

Are these changing consumer habits mostly being driven by how insanely expensive and low quality milk products are becoming? Canadian cheese and butter are trash and cost an arm and a leg - especially when you get into goat and sheep cheeses that a lot of lactose intolerant west coasters prefer.

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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Tastes better 🤣🤣🤣🤣 those micro plastics sure kick up the flavor a few notches!!

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[–] Frederic@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Instead of buying 4L (they are in 3 bags) of milk for $7, you will need to buy 2x 2L tetrapak at $5 each.

It's just for money that they are ending bags.

[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

I mean there’s the wasted cost of feeding extra cows, processing excess milk, and probably throwing out that percentage that is not being drank as well. Let’s see if/how prices accommodate the change.

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[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

I grew up with bagged milk but don't have it where I live now. With my two kids and I enjoying breakfast cereal regularly, our recycling bin fills up fast. I miss milk bags. So low waste. I remember we'd slit the end and use them for sandwich bags in our lunch bags. Or use them to wrap blocks of cheese.

I swear I remember my mum freezing sealed bags of milk for the cooler to keep meat cold on the way to the cabin.

[–] Xavier@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I just had a shower thought, probably dumb and I am tired, but how about pipes to deliver regular liquids/fluids? 🤔

I think I read somewhere in Germany brewery would have pipes to bars delivering a continuous supply of beer.

Now let's do that with ultrafiltered and/or ultra-high-temperature milk (less prone to spoiling).

How about adding pipes for beer (or some other alcohol or wine), cooking oil (whichever most suitable), and any other frequently used liquid I forgot?

If spoilage is well controlled, would that be a less energy intensive distribution method?

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

It's been proposed. Do a search for "soup tubes."

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