The UK milk industry now supplies a phenomenal 2.8 billion foil sealed plastic bottles of milk every year to the supermarket chains, local retailers and catering outlets!
However, some 15 years ago, it was a different story--they were incurring between 1.5% - 2% wastage (approximately 56 million litres of milk through cap leakage) that was occurring during the production and transportation processes.
As well as the milk wastage, there was also 3,300 tons of plastic bottle wastage--as an example the plastic wastage alone would be the weight of: OVER 100 MILK TANKERS!!
The effect of this wastage on the industry, together with tougher competition, fuel and energy costs spiralling, was beginning to impinge on their profits.
It was clear that an alternative closure was required--hence the development of hermetically sealed cap and foil.
What a difference a foil makes
Since adopting foil sealing, scrap is now 0.5% of less per annum. A cost savings of 56 million litres milk and 3,300 tons of plastic bottles every year.
Conclusion
Over the past 15 years that the milk industry has adopted the Cap Sealing policy it has resulted in:
- reduced costs of 2.5% increased profits by 1.5%
- returns and scrap down by 2%
Profits Up--Scrap Down!
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