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Tetra Pak Launches New Dairy Processing Handbook
Tetra Pak to announce the launch of the 2025 edition of the Dairy Processing
Handbook, a landmark resource that has been guiding the industry for 40 years.

This updated edition is packed with the latest technical insights and industry
trends, making it an indispensable tool for dairy professionals and students alike.

The updated edition is a comprehensive
resource tailored for industry
professionals, academics and students.

Featuring more than 600 illustrations
and over 460 pages of content authored
by 35 experts from across Tetra Pak, the
Dairy Processing Handbook is a definitive
resource for dairy professionals and
the broader food processing industry.

The book also features a chapter on the
Primary Production of Milk, authored
by experts from DeLaval.

This edition is designed to equip
dairy professionals with cutting-edge
knowledge to meet modern challenges
and drive innovation, offering an in-depth
exploration of the entire dairy production
process from cow to consumer.

The 2025 handbook features updates
across all existing chapters and
introduces four entirely new chapters.

Among them, a new chapter on ‘Mixing
Technology’ offers the latest expertise to
optimise production efficiency and ensure
consistent results that meet consumer
expectations across milk, yoghurt, cheese
and ice cream products. Mixing is a
core technology for food supplements
and nutrition, and with nearly three-
quarters (74%) of consumers interested
in purchasing products with specific
health claims, this emerging segment
Two Thirds of Consumers Believe Cans are the Most Circular
More than 65% of consumers believe cans are the most circular beverage
packaging format, according to new research commissioned by Can Makers UK.

The study also revealed that 84% of UK consumers believe beverage cans are
the easiest packaging format to recycle, while 78% confirmed they preferred
cans for their convenience.

It follows the Can Makers survey
conducted in 2023 which showed that
more than half of UK adults believe
cans are better for the environment, in
addition to an IPSOS Survey carried out
in 2021 which found more than 75% of
consumers would choose the beverage
can in preference to other packaging
formats, once they were aware of the
can’s sustainability benefits.

According to the latest study, the
claimed use of beverage cans and
the perception of cans as a suitable
pack format in all market segments
is continuing to rise. More than 90%
of consumers surveyed confirmed the
purchase of one or more canned drinks
in the last year, an increase of 7% on
the 2023 figures. Meanwhile, the shift
in perception of cans as suitable for
16 specific categories is most notable in
the RTD sector. Cocktails in cans were
rated as Very Suitable by more than
60% of respondents, an increase of 21%
versus 2023. The claimed purchase of
cocktails in cans also increased by 61%
for the same period.

Tim Conybeare, Can Makers
chairman, said, “We know consumers
love cans, but the results of this latest
study are significant, reflecting the
increasingly environmentally conscious
purchasing behaviour of consumers,
as well as a notable increase in the
number of consumers who now believe
cans are ideally suited to a wider range
of high-quality beverages such as
cocktails and wine.”
The study also examined the
impact of design on purchasing
is generating increased attention from
food and beverage producers.

In response to rising health
awareness and increasing demand
for dietary alternatives, the 2025
edition also includes a new chapter on
‘Lactose-Free Dairy Products’. With the
lactose-free dairy market projected
to grow at 7.12% (CAGR from 2023 to
2033), this edition addresses a fast-
expanding segment reshaping consumer
expectations and product development.

Meanwhile, a new chapter on
‘Sustainability in Dairy Processing’
provides essential insights to help
producers transition towards more
sustainable operations. With dairy
production accounting for 2.7% of
total anthropogenic greenhouse gas
emissions, sustainable transformation
is both a responsibility and an
opportunity for the industry.

behaviour, highlighting it as a
significant driver in the 18-24 age
group and among the AB demographic
particularly. Meanwhile consumers
between the ages of 25 and 34 were
found most likely to associate innovate
design with a premium brand.

Mr Conybeare added, “The impact of
effective design is now being harnessed
more effectively by brands in all
segments, and for the many new entrants
to the market, it is a key differentiator.

The possibilities for increasingly bold,
complex and innovate can designs have
increased exponentially in recent years
and many of the best are regularly
recognised by the Can Makers Design
Accolades programme.

“But there is still work to do. In
2023 the aluminium beverage can
recycling rate reached 81% according
to the Aluminium Packaging Recycling
Organisation (Alupro). The Can Makers
2025 study shows people between the
ages of 18 and 34, are still lagging
behind older consumers when it comes
to recycling their used packaging.

INTERNATIONAL BOTTLER & PACKER | JUNE 2025