Alpura launches evaporated milk in aseptic carton in Mexico
Mexican dairy cooperative Alpura has now added evaporated milk to its product portfolio. The products are sold in combiblocCompact with screw cap combiSmart from SIG Combibloc (sig.biz). With this product launch, Alpura and SIG Combibloc are kicking off their partnership with an innovative product, as evaporated milk in carton packs with a screw cap is a newcomer to the Mexican market and offers a new solution for retail.
Founded in Mexico in 1972, Alpura is now the country’s second-largest dairy company, with around 6,000 employees and a further 7,000 indirect contributors (farm workers and suppliers). More than 123 farms are part of the company. Each day, these farms produce an average of 2.9 million liters of milk, which is then processed at the cooperative’s two production plants in Cuautitlán Izcalli (Mexico) and Ciudad Delicias (Chihuahua). The company’s product range includes more than 87 products from the segments milk, yogurt, cream, cheese, butter and desserts.