Hello Fairtrader



Thank you for your message. I'd like to ask you why we don't have any yogurts in glass jars in our range. What advantages do you see in glass packaging?



And can you tell me which region you prefer to buy from? Then I can pass on your request to the people responsible for the region in question.



Kind regards
Tanja

Hello Tanja

Thank you very much for your answer.
Personally, yogurt tastes much better in glass than in plastic. You can also recycle glass, which is not the case with yoghurt pots.
I buy regularly in the region of Eastern Switzerland.

Many thanks and best regards

I am also a fan of glass and not plastic. But unfortunately we are probably in the minority :-(

I'm happy with the packaging as it is.
And above all I ask myself what is more ecological, glass that can be recycled but requires a lot of energy or this packaging that consists of plastic and cardboard and at least the cardboard can also be recycled.

Good morning@seventiesgirl

Here is a report worth reading.

Best practice packaging examples for Bio Suisse products, FiBL project on behalf of Bio Suisse (2012). Sustainable packaging of organic food...
* 3.3 Yoghurt and quark......... Page 34

Interesting: page 36
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B.) The environmental impact should be as low as possible
A Migros life cycle assessment for yoghurt pots has surprisingly shown that disposable glass performs better than PET. The reasons given were the high recycling rate of glass and the direct use of recycled glass to produce new packaging (Migros, 2009).
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Best regards
Istanbul

Good morning Istanbul

Many thanks for the report, which really takes everything into account and is very interesting.
But you can't say that the glass is ecologically great and the cup a flop.
That's why I'm very happy about the yogurt packaging from migros because it's so light and easy to dispose of.
You also have to consider the handling when refilling.
All in all, a good compromise and I hope it stays with the packaging.

Best regards
Joan

1) I think, and I think many others do too, that food in a jar simply tastes much more aromatic and better. Studies have also shown that microscopic plastic particles "sneak" into the food and thus get into our food. I wonder what the problem is with filling yogurts in jars instead of plastic? It works with the "Emmi" yogurts too... I think that anything that can be recycled is ecologically great, as it is not a "throwaway product" that has to be produced again and again from crude oil. Last but not least, I wanted to remind you that I didn't say that all yogurts should go into the jar, but only a few different variations. variations. Because I find your comment: "All in all a good compromise and I hope it stays with the packaging" a little confusing...

Hello Fairtraider

The fact that glass is absolutely neutral in taste is nothing new, but I think many people simply have a nostalgia and eco-bonus.
And whether a product from a jar really tastes better is for me also in the direction that glass per se is simply good and it must also taste better because everything used to be better anyway ?
The fact that microscopic plastic particles creep into food could indeed be a problem.
The only question is whether they stay in the body or are excreted?
If they stay in the body, I find that questionable, but if they are excreted, it's just a drop in the ocean because plastics are everywhere and they are here to stay.
I agree that you can make smarter things out of petroleum than just packaging, but I think you should start with private motorized transport first.
Technically, it's certainly no problem to fill yogurt into jars with the right equipment, I agree, but that's not my point, it's the handling.
Why should I pack a product unnecessarily heavily if there are no compelling reasons to do so.
It certainly makes sense or it may not be possible to pack gherkins in a jar in any other way, but I can't see that for yogurt with the best will in the world.
I wouldn't mind if migros packed some types of yogurt in glass jars - why would they?
It would just have to be the same yogurt in glass and in plastic so that I could try out which tastes better to me.
And if I really liked the yogurt from the jar better, I would buy it without question.
In the end, compromises always have to be made with packaging because sometimes it's also about the look, because it makes no sense if you don't sell anything.
Maybe a little less so with food, but the look has to be right, especially with lingerie or hosiery.
Although, of course, with hosiery it's also about protecting the product.
But lingerie could be wrapped in a cardboard sleeve like the competitors with the four letters, which certainly makes ecological sense, but doesn't appeal to me as a customer.

Best regards
Joan

Perhaps there would be a way to return the jars to Migros so that they could be cleaned and refilled?

Hello everyone



I was finally able to speak to the product manager. According to her, market observation shows that the demand for yogurts in jars is and has been decreasing. This is a reason for us not to offer yogurts in jars at the moment.



Kind regards
Tanja