Packaging is an issue of robust importance for manufacturers and brands alike, as they continue to look for new and innovative ways to make the end-to-end process more efficient, sustainable and safe. While this goal is certainly shared across the vast food and beverage industry, the dairy sector faces a unique set of challenges when it comes to both primary and secondary packaging.

When first considering the challenges of dairy packaging, most probably think that maintaining product freshness is the top priority. When it comes to milk, for example, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, it is highly perishable because of its susceptibility to microorganism growth, leading to the presence of bacterial pathogens.