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The tiny, half-pint cartons of milk served with millions of school lunches nationwide may soon be scarce in some cafeterias, with districts across the country scrambling to find alternatives. The ...
The Pennsylvania-based company, which sells milk along with other dairy products and beverages like juice and iced tea, processes 1.3 million small milk cartons each week, Galliker said.
The Wisconsin State Farmer reports that some schools are distributing fresh milk to students in plastic pouches after two milk carton plants closed last year. The shortage could last until early ...
Small third-of-a-pint glass milk bottles were developed in the United Kingdom during the mid-20th century in order to supply milk to children attending primary school. They were the most common form of packaging for school milk in the early 1970s, but have been gradually superseded by third pint cartons and plastic bottles.
Currently, USDA says that schools must offer fat-free and/or low-fat (1%) unflavored milk as part of school breakfasts and lunches. Schools may also offer fat-free and/or low-fat (1%) flavored ...
Whole milk, semi-skimmed milk, skimmed, lactose-free, and flavored (usually in small packages) milk is available. Milk is sold fresh or UHT. Goat's milk is also available in small amounts. UHT semi-skimmed milk is the most sold, but cafés use almost exclusively fresh whole milk. Japan Commonly sold in 1-liter waxed paperboard cartons.
Over 85 million half pints of milk were served that year through the program, down from 3 billion half pints served through it in 1969, 1.8 billion in 1980, and 181 million in 1990. The Special Milk Program's reach and budget has been reduced due to the expansion of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Programs, which include ...
Lack of half-pint cartons, a product made by Pactiv Evergreen, has caused shortages in school cafeterias from California to New York of milk, which federal rules require as part of lunches.