It was earlier reported that San Miguel Corporation (San Miguel) has successfully developed a packaging solution that will extend the shelf life of carabao milk without the need for preservatives. This is an interesting development which will enhance carabao milk marketing and create a new ‘Packaged Carabao Milk’ segment in the country.
SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon S. Ang said in the past few months, San Miguel Packaging Group had been working with carabao farmers, impacted by the pandemic, to find a solution on how to preserve the freshness of their product. It finally came up with a packaging solution that uses retort technology which allows carabao milk to be sterilised in aluminum cans without the need for preservatives. This extends the carabao milk shelf life to 6 months.
This bodes well for the industry and carabao farmers in general, as carabao milk is known to be nutritious by the locals. San Miguel has invested in a new equipment at its beverage filling facility in San Fernando, Pampanga, to equip it for the new retort process. The process can also be used for a variety of beverage products including teas, coffee, soya, and other milk-based products.
Ang said San Miguel company is open to farmers, farmer-cooperatives, and small producers of similar products, who may want to learn more about the process, and engage San Miguel’s packaging unit as a toller or packaging provider, to grow their business.
