Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Desert milk, from farm to fridge

It's hard to believe that fresh milk can be provided everywhere and in every house in this hot desert, but Almarai did that. It was founded in 1977 and started with only 300 cows but now it keeps its herds in six super-farms. The milking happens 4 times a day and each cow produces about 13000 liters of milk a year, which is double the average of the european cows. Milk goes through the production process; it starts with homogenizing the raw milk then it is pasteurized at high temperature. The bottles are filled then held in a cold storage facility; after that the bottles are prepared for delivery. Some kinds of cow milk come in a can, evaporated or condensed but fresh milk is king on demand. 

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