Introduction - ​pasteurized and ESL milk​​

With pasteurized and Extended Shelf Life (ESL) milk, the key considerations are efficiency, safety, flavour, and knowing how raw materials behave when heat-treated and processed in different ways. We can help you develop processes that maintain the natural taste and characteristics of your product, while ensuring consumer safety and meeting legal requirements, thanks to our unrivalled expertise in chilled dairy processing and the most efficient production equipment on the market.

Processing lines for pasteurized and ESL milk

Pasteurized milk line

For high volume milk production, this future-proofed line has an extremely efficient and reliable pasteurizer at its heart. The line is designed to maximize food safety, from the materials used to build it to the traceability software in the automation system. With thousands of installations in dairies around the world, this technology is well-proven.
View the Pasteurized milk line in Productxplorer

ESL-line: pasteurization + bactofugation

The pasteurizer in this line has an integrated centrifugal separator and can also include a spore removal separator (commonly referred to as bactofugation) to reduce microbiological load. This increases the products' shelf life while maintaining the flavour of pasteurized milk. Every line is customized to match the customer's preferences and prerequisites.
View the ESL pasteurization + bactofugation line in Productxplorer

ESL-line: high heat treatment

The pasteurization temperature of this line is higher than that of a pasteurized milk line, but lower than that of a UHT milk line. It targets organisms (bacillus cereus) to increase shelf life and can give producers the flexibility to run both UHT and ESL products on the same line.
View ESL high heat treatment line in Productxplorer

Processing equipment for pasteurized and ESL milk

Tetra Pak Pasteurizer BC

Tetra Pak® Pasteurizer BC for beverages

A processing pasteurization unit that combines smarter and​ smoother temperature treatment of beverages with uncompromising hygiene and safety.

Tetra Pak Bactofuge unit for spore removal

Tetra Pak® Bactofuge unit for spore removal

Tetra Pak® Bactofuge units are traditionally incorporated in the pre-treatment of cheese milk, where typically butter acid spores are removed

Tetra Pak Separator

Tetra Pak® Separator - efficient milk skimming

Tetra Pak® separators ensure high capacity and efficient performance in milk skimming. Smooth product treatment results in greater skimming efficiency etc.

Tetra Pak Homogenizer

Homogenization

Perfecting homogenization takes the right technology, optimally configured and operated. Discover our reliable, cost-effective and sustainable solutions.

Tetra Pak Standardization unit

Tetra Pak® Standardization unit

Unit for automatic in-line standardization of the fat, protein, total solids and solids-non-fat in milk and cream directly after a separator

Tetra Pak CIP unit P

Tetra Pak® CIP unit P cleaning-in-place system

Our CIP unit P is an advance automatic cleaning-in-place system for cleaning process equipment such as filling machines, pasteurizers, tanks and more.

Tetra Therm Aseptic VTIS

Tetra Therm® Aseptic VTIS direct UHT processing

Tetra Therm Aseptic VTIS, a state-of-the-art direct UHT processing of premium quality, aseptic products from white milk to viscous ice cream.

​​​​​Tetra Pak Aseptic Tank

Tetra Pak® Aseptic Tank for intermediate storage

Tetra Pak® Aseptic Tank is a fully automated unit used for the buffering (intermediate storage) of liquid food products under aseptic conditions.

Packages for pasteurized and ESL milk

Tetra Brik carton package

Tetra Brik®

The smart package - ideal for healthy products such as milk, yoghurt and probiotic beverages. Its efficient shape uses no unnecessary material, weight or space.

Tetra Rex carton package

Tetra Rex®

Tetra Rex® Plant-based is the world’s first fully renewable package, and is manufactured from a combination of plastics derived from sugarcane and paperboard.

Tetra Top carton package

Tetra Top®

The Tetra Top® system includes a wide and creative range of carton bottle packages with numerous different tops and openings for chilled and ambient products.

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White milk categories

Flavoured milk in glasses

Flavoured and formulated dairy products

By adding flavours and formulating dairy products, producers around the world are reaching whole new consumer groups with tasty, healthy products.

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UHT milk

Our solutions for UHT milk are some of the most reliable on the market with the highest level of hygienic design.

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Recombined milk

Tetra Pak technology for recombined milk production gives you the lowest total cost of ownership, consistent product quality with maximum flexibility.

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Lactose-free milk and drinks

Lactose-free dairy products are growing worldwide, with consumers looking for a wide range of products that support digestive health and well-being.

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