Jan 4, 2020 · Milk in bags — it's a kitchen staple in some parts of Canada. Yet there are areas of the country where the concept of four litres of moo juice coming in transparent, jiggly bags is the most...

Oct 21, 2019 · Around 1967, American chemical company DuPont introduced the thin, polyethylene milk bag known as a pillow pouch to the Canadian market as an alternative to glass bottles. The company, in...

Nov 3, 2022 · Drinking milk out of bags isn’t new—in fact, Canadians have been doing this since the late 1960s. Before Canadian food and packaging company DuPont unveiled their thin, plastic milk bags in...

Oct 12, 2024 · Some Canadian provinces sell milk in plastic bags rather than cartons or jugs and the choice is more than just aesthetic. If you find yourself shopping in Ontario, Quebec, or the Maritimes in Canada, you may notice the milk packaging looks a …

Today, the majority of milk sold in Canada is packaged in bags, with only a small percentage sold in bottles or cartons. While the idea may seem strange to those outside of Canada, it has become a beloved tradition in Canadian households, with many Canadians preferring the ease of use and environmental benefits of bagged milk.

Aug 15, 2023 · Milk in a plastic bag, eh? Yep, it's the Canadian way, well, as long as you live in Canada — particularly the province of Ontario. According to The Takeout, milk in these plastic bags is sold in the grocery stores and contains three …

Jan 4, 2023 · In parts of Canada, though, plastic bags are the most popular packaging for milk. According to Food Network Canada, they're sold mainly along the eastern coast of Canada. Each plastic bag holds 1.3 liters of milk, which is the equivalent of about just over one-third (0.34) of a standard gallon.

Jul 1, 2021 · Take a walk through any Ontario-area grocery store and you'll see something a little unusual: shoppers hefting an item into their cart that looks like a plastic package of diapers, weighs roughly...

Feb 8, 2018 · In 1967, DuPont introduced plastic bags that could be injected with milk. But its popularity in Canada would skyrocket in 1970 for one reason: the country's conversion from imperial to the metric system. Jug and carton manufacturers—along with most of Canada's manufacturing industries—faced challenges in converting to the new system.

If you’ve ever hosted visitors from outside Canada or even from other provinces, you might have encountered puzzled looks and questions about why milk in certain regions, particularly Ontario, comes in plastic bags.