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Kwik Trip bagged milk discontinued beginning in May

Kwik Trip announced has made the decision to discontinue the sale of Nature’s Touch bagged milk across all stores beginning in May.

LA CROSSE, Wis. - Kwik Trip announced on Wednesday, March 27 that it has made the decision to discontinue the sale of Nature’s Touch bagged milk across all stores beginning in May.

Bagged milk has been a part of Kwik Trip’s product lineup for more than 40 years. But a news release says "guest preferences and purchasing patterns have indicated a substantial declining demand for this product compared to milk sold in jugs."

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John McHugh, Vice President of Kwik Trip External Relations said the following in a statement: 

"We acknowledge that changes in product availability can impact customer routines and preferences. We remain committed to assisting guests during this transition. Our Marketing Department has contacted those groups who had special promotional coupons for bagged milk and have offered a new solution with our other milk offerings. This is an end to a product that was associated with the Kwik Trip brand for many years, but after evaluating the need and cost for new equipment to replace our antiquated bagged milk equipment, and the decreased customer demand, we made the tough decision to discontinue Nature’s Touch milk in the bag."

Kwik Trip will discontinue bagged milk in May

Kwik Trip and bagged milk.

It was a partnership going back more than 40 years, however the convenience store chain, founded in Wisconsin , announced Wednesday that Nature's Touch bagged milk will be discontinued at all stores beginning in May.

Kwik Trip said in a news release that "guest preferences and purchasing patterns have indicated a substantial declining demand for this product compared to milk sold in jugs."

John McHugh, vice president of external relations, said Kwik Trip has begun to contact groups who had special promotional coupons for bagged milk and have offered a new solution with other milk offerings.

"This is an end to a product that was associated with the Kwik Trip brand for many years, but after evaluating the need and cost for new equipment to replace our antiquated bagged milk equipment, and the decreased customer demand, we made the tough decision to discontinue Nature’s Touch milk in the bag," McHugh said.

Kwik Trip discontinues bagged milk after more than 40 years

Over the year it’s seen a significant decline in sales of bagged milk compared to milk in jugs.

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WBAY) - Kwik Trip convenience stores won’t be as convenient for buyers of bagged milk. The company announced it’ll stop selling Nature’s Touch bagged milk after carrying the product for more than 40 years in its stores.

Kwik Trip saw a significant decline in sales of bagged milk compared to milk in jugs.

“This is an end to a product that was associated with the Kwik Trip brand for many years, but after evaluating the need and cost for new equipment to replace our antiquated bagged milk equipment, and the decreased customer demand, we made the tough decision to discontinue Nature’s Touch milk in the bag,” John Hughes, Kwik Trip’s vice president of external relations, said.

McHugh said the marketing department has contacted groups who used special promotional coupons for bagged milk and is offering solutions with Kwik Trip’s other milk products. Kwik Trip CEO Scott Zietlow says the company will focus on items that “resonate more strongly with our guests.”

Bagged milk will disappear from stores beginning in May.

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Kwik trip discontinuing beloved bagged milk this spring.

Starting in May, Kwik Trip convenience stores will no longer sell bagged milk, a staple for generations of Wisconsinites — and some Minnesotans.

"This is an end to a product that was associated with the Kwik Trip brand for many years, but after evaluating the need and cost for new equipment to replace our antiquated bagged milk equipment, and the decreased customer demand, we made the tough decision to discontinue Nature's Touch milk in the bag," John McHugh, a vice president with the La Crosse, Wis.-based retailer, said in a news release Wednesday.

Kwik Trip owns its own dairy that ships out 80,000 gallons of milk a day to more than 700 retail locations around the Upper Midwest. The company has been bottling and bagging milk for more than 40 years and noted a substantial decline in demand for bagged milk, which is largely a novelty outside of the Midwest and Canada.

"We constantly evaluate our product offerings to ensure we're meeting the needs and preferences of our guests," Scott Zietlow, CEO of Kwik Trip, said in a statement. "After thorough consideration and analysis, we have decided to discontinue bagged milk to focus on items that resonate more strongly with our guests."

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After 40 years, Kwik Trip will no longer sell milk in plastic bag starting in May

For over four decades, Kwik Trip customers prided themselves on saving pennies and the environment by purchasing milk in a plastic bag. Week after week they would secure the bag using a special pitcher and then pour.

This week the LaCrosse-based company made the decision to discontinue the sale of Nature’s Touch bagged milk across all stores beginning in May 2024. Company officials attribute the change to guest preferences and purchasing patterns, citing declining demand for the bagged product compared to milk sold in jugs.

Scott Zietlow, CEO of Kwik Trip said that after thorough consideration and analysis, the company decided to discontinue bagged milk to focus on items that resonate more strongly with guests.

John McHugh, Vice President of External Relations said the company marketing department has contacted groups who had special promotional coupons for bagged milk and have offered a new solution with our other milk offerings.

"This is an end to a product that was associated with the Kwik Trip brand for many years, but after evaluating the need and cost for new equipment to replace our antiquated bagged milk equipment, and the decreased customer demand, we made the tough decision to discontinue Nature’s Touch milk in the bag,” McHugh said.

Kwik Trip to discontinue bagged milk soon

(WSAW) - Kwik Trip has made the decision to discontinue the sale of Nature’s Touch bagged milk across all stores beginning in May 2024.

While bagged milk has been a part of Kwik Trip’s product lineup for more than 40 years, guest preferences and purchasing patterns have indicated a substantial declining demand for this product compared to milk sold in jugs.

“We constantly evaluate our product offerings to ensure we’re meeting the needs and preferences of our guests,” said Scott Zietlow, CEO of Kwik Trip. “After thorough consideration and analysis, we have decided to discontinue bagged milk to focus on items that resonate more strongly with our guests.”

John McHugh, Vice President of External Relations added, “We acknowledge that changes in product availability can impact customer routines and preferences. We remain committed to assisting guests during this transition. Our Marketing Department has contacted those groups who had special promotional coupons for bagged milk and have offered a new solution with our other milk offerings. This is an end to a product that was associated with the Kwik Trip brand for many years, but after evaluating the need and cost for new equipment to replace our antiquated bagged milk equipment, and the decreased customer demand, we made the tough decision to discontinue Nature’s Touch milk in the bag.”

Kwik Trip shelves bagged milk

LA CROSSE, Wisc. (KTTC) – Come May, fans of the popular convenience store, Kwik Trip, will have a difficult time finding bagged milk in the dairy coolers.

On Wednesday, Kwik Trip announced that they will no longer carry Nature’s Touch bagged milk in their stores.

While bagged milk has been featured in Kwik’s product lineup for over forty years, customer preferences and purchasing patterns have indicated a decline in demand for this product compared to milk sold in jugs.

“We constantly evaluate our product offerings to ensure we’re meeting the needs and preferences of our guests,” said CEO of Kwik Trip Scott Zietlow. “After thorough consideration and analysis, we have decided to discontinue bagged milk to focus on items that resonate more strongly with our guests.”

John McHugh, Vice President of External Relations added, “We acknowledge that changes in product availability can impact customer routines and preferences. We remain committed to assisting guests during this transition. Our Marketing Department has contacted those groups who had special promotional coupons for bagged milk and have offered a new solution with our other milk offerings. This is an end to a product that was associated with the Kwik Trip brand for many years, but after evaluating the need and cost for new equipment to replace our antiquated bagged milk equipment, and the decreased customer demand, we made the tough decision to discontinue Nature’s Touch milk in the bag.”

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Milk in a Bag and Other Things in Kwik Trip

They have fresh coffee too. I drink coffee occasionally, but Tiffany has to have hers every morning. Whenever we go into a Kwik Trip , someone is making a fresh pot. We have yet to have old coffee while there and they have a large selection of specialty brews as well. They also have a variety of creamers, sweeteners, and syrups. And its pretty cheap, especially compared to going to Starbucks.

Then there’s the dairy section. If you are not from Wisconsin, there’s a good chance you have no idea what cheese curds are. Basically, its baby cheese. Its the form cheese takes as its being made before its been aged and pressed into a compact rectangle for selling blocks of cheese. At Kwik Trip , its brought in daily so you know its fresh. When you bite into it, it squeaks on your teeth. The fresher it is, the more pronounced the squeak.

Then of course is the milk in a bag. This is brought in daily as well. Its a half-gallon, so not as much as you might buy normally, but its still enough for a few days. It comes in a bag though, not a plastic jug. They have pitchers stacked right next to the milk too, and they are free to take, so grab one as well.

The milk comes in the standard varieties, Whole, Skim, and 1% (or whatever the terms are now), as well as chocolate and orange juice. When you get home, drop the bag in the pitcher and cut off the corner and you have a convenient spout. Do not pour the milk in the pitcher though, just drop in the bag.

Kwik Trip also has a decent selection of cheap vegetables and fruit as well. Potatoes, onions, apples and oranges, along with some others. In Wisconsin, you don’t have to worry about running into a grocery store for 30 minutes to find what you need when its something Kwik Trip has. They also have some meat like ground hamburger, deli cuts, bacon and sausage. Of course, they have salads and sandwiches premade as well if you are in a rush and want to grab something fast.

Beyond that, its a standard gas station with Slim Jims, soda, beer, ice, and toiletries. The ATMs are free as well.

So there you go, from a Wisconsin native to you, the benefits of Kwik Trip .

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Darn. I wanted to see a picture of the milk in a bag. LOL. Now I have to google it. I might have to visit Wisconsin just to see it.

I’ll post a pic! It’s quite amazing, I admit I never even saw such a thing before going to Wisconsin!-Tiffany B.

That’s really cool! It’s kind of like a Capri Sun, but bigger and with milk. Thanks for posting the pic!

The milk in a bag is definitely a Kwik Trip thing. I’ve never seen it in any other stores, even in Wisconsin. I have heard that Kwik Trips not in Wisconsin also have them, but they are pretty much exclusive to the Midwest.

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Kwik Trip to stop selling bagged milk due to declining demand

LA CROSSE (NBC 26) — Kwik Trip said Wednesday it will stop selling Nature's Touch bagged milk at all stores beginning in May 2024.

Executives of the popular Wisconsin-based convenience store chain said the demand for bagged milk has been declining substantially compared to milk jugs.

Kwik Trip said bagged milk has been a part of the product lineup for more than 40 years.

“We constantly evaluate our product offerings to ensure we’re meeting the needs and preferences of our guests,” Kwik Trip CEO Scott Zietlow said in a news release. “After thorough consideration and analysis, we have decided to discontinue bagged milk to focus on items that resonate more strongly with our guests.”

“We acknowledge that changes in product availability can impact customer routines and preferences," Vice President of External Relations John McHugh said. "We remain committed to assisting guests during this transition. Our Marketing Department has contacted those groups who had special promotional coupons for bagged milk and have offered a new solution with our other milk offerings. This is an end to a product that was associated with the Kwik Trip brand for many years, but after evaluating the need and cost for new equipment to replace our antiquated bagged milk equipment, and the decreased customer demand, we made the tough decision to discontinue Nature’s Touch milk in the bag.”

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Milk in a Bag: An Unusual Find from Kwik Trip

• Thread starter The_Kitchen_Guy
• Start date Aug 4, 2009
• Tags bag trip

• Aug 4, 2009
• Lower in price than regular milk in a jug
• I can go into the store, get milk and get out without having to walk all the way to the back of the supermarket just to buy milk.
• It only comes in half gallons.
• The bags are kinda floppy, like carrying a dead body. (They kinda ooze around the counter and refrigerator, but at these prices, I can put up with that.)
• You have to put them in a special pitcher. (It's free when you buy your first bag of milk.)

Gee, I haven't been to a Kwik Trip in years! They used to have more around here.  

What a cool idea - I have never heard of this.  

• Thread starter

jross93 said: the milk at all our area schools is in bags and has been for a few years now....less waste! Jen Click to expand...

There is a local chain in the Lansing area in Michigan (Quality Dairy) that sold milk in the bags for years. I remember my mom buying it when I was growing up. I'm not sure if they still carry it or not.  

• Aug 5, 2009

We've been buying milk in a bag for ages here in Canada!  

I was going to say, there's a song about Canada that talks about milk in a bag, it's by Five Iron Frenzy (a Christian punk band).  

We don't have that around here, but the pitcher reminds me of the holder my grandmother had when I was growing up. It was a plastic frame with a handle on the side that was sized for a paper 1/2 gallon carton, to make it into a pitcher-like entity. (It also looks like the water pitchers they use in hospitals.)It would be lighter than the other non-waste option - glass bottles. (My nieces and nephews from WI are in town visiting, and they brought 4 bottles of milk with them. My mom has a hard time lifting them because they're so heavy.)  

I remember those carton holders, too. Now the cardboard cartons are missing and so are the "Missing" panels on the cartons are missing, too.  

I am in Florida and have never seen milk in a bag. Now I will say that I very rarely ever go into a gas station to pick up anything, so maybe they have them.  

So... does one pour the milk out of the bag into the pitcher? Or is there a spot to open the bag and then reseal it? As great as this idea is (I love that there's little packaging waste), I like my milk to be sealed in the fridge so it doesn't pick up funky flavors or odors.  

From the picture, it appears there's a dotted line with a picture of scissors, so I'd think you would cut it open.  

That's what it looks like, but that stinks. I don't think it's very hygenic to leave an open container of milk in the fridge.  

My MIL has this all the time... I freaked the first time I saw it. Give me my gallon jug any day. Ok I guess I am a milk snob?  

chefann said: So... does one pour the milk out of the bag into the pitcher? Or is there a spot to open the bag and then reseal it? As great as this idea is (I love that there's little packaging waste), I like my milk to be sealed in the fridge so it doesn't pick up funky flavors or odors. Click to expand...

NooraK said: From the picture, it appears there's a dotted line with a picture of scissors, so I'd think you would cut it open. Click to expand...

I saw milk in a bag for the first time when I went to visit my friend in Canada. She would buy a box that had two half gallon bags in it.  

The_Kitchen_Guy said: There is a little slot in the pitcher that you used to seal the bag. Click to expand...

I remember milk in a bag from elementary school. Tastes like plastic :yuck:  

NooraK said: Or you could always use a Twixit! Click to expand...

When I saw this post, I thought - oh a pun by kitchenguy... but no, you were serious! lol I guess this is just what I am used to. Milk is available in Ontario in bags, cartons or plastic bottles... You can buy a bag of milk here for $4-5 (this varies greatly from one side of the country to the other, just ask our friends from the Maritimes), there are 4L so 3 bags & you use the plastic jugs. We go through enough milk here, I've never considered twixit clip-ping the bag shut - it is used long before it could go bad in the fridge! The cartons or bags are available at grocery stores, usually you can only get the jugs in my area from convenience stores...  

My Canadian transplant friends had quite a time getting used to it. The native Canucks say it's more environmentally friendly.  

Chefstover2 said: Or pour it into your QS Pitcher Click to expand...

ChefEsther said: When I saw this post, I thought - oh a pun by kitchenguy... but no, you were serious! Click to expand...

Di_Can_Cook said: My Canadian transplant friends had quite a time getting used to it. The native Canucks say it's more environmentally friendly. Click to expand...

Admin Greg said: I remember milk in a bag from elementary school. Tastes like plastic :yuck: Click to expand...

Saturday Gourmet said: Here, we have milk in little juice box type containers that do not have to be refrigerated. I think they are put out by Borden. My DD loves them and they sure are handy when you are camping, etc. I'll be near a Kwiktrip tonight so I'm going to have to look for the bagged milk. That's **WAIT FOR IT** an utterly cool idea. Click to expand...

The_Kitchen_Guy said: I give a rip about "environmentally friendly." (I hate Compact Flourescent light bulbs and moonshine in my gas tank.) What I do care about is 60¢ a gallon in savings. Click to expand...

The_Kitchen_Guy said: Well here's another udderly good idea. Those bags are a little difficult to carry. If we could get Playtex to put two large cups together with a carrying strap, we could carry a gallon of milk in a...oh, let's not go there. Click to expand...

Saturday Gourmet said: Ya might know I finally come up with a KG worthy pun and I spelled the darn thing wrong! I tell ya this swine flu has definitely taken some brain cells for a spin! I don't know KG, Playtex may TEAT -er toward this idea! Click to expand...

Crystal Patton said: You're a bad, bad man! I love it! Click to expand...

chefann said: Considering that what goes in such holders has a specific biologic function and are commonly referred to as "fun bags," then the "milk bag" is almost a synonym. Um... did I just type that out loud? Click to expand...

Ya'll are just too much fun! Boy, did I need these laughs today. Thanks!  

I always love it when people laugh at me - wait ... that didn't come out right. LOL  

You can arways count on us for your dairy raugh.(We've already used the cream of these puns, so how longer will we be able to milk this thread? )  

KG - I am so mooved by your command of the english language.  

TY - the way this thread has gone, I think it behooves us to keep it going while others cower at the challenge.  

I''m utterly flattered that you think I would be up for the whole (as apossed to 2%) challenge.  

Have you ever taken a milk bath?I heard that a woman went to Kwik Trip and loaded up on bags and bags of milk. The manager of the dairy department asked why she was buying so much milk?She said, "I understand that milk baths keeps skin supple and keeps you looking young."The manager said, "Since you're bathing in it, do you want the milk pasteurized?""No," she replied, "Up to my neck should be fine."  

We are all up to our necks in something on this thread, that's for sure. LOL  

And it's bovine in nature butt has nothing to do with milk.  

At least none of it has gotten on our noses yet.  

1. Have you ever heard of milk in a bag before?

Yes, milk in a bag is a common packaging option in some regions, particularly in Canada and parts of Europe. However, it may be less well-known in other areas.

2. Is milk in a bag cheaper than regular milk in a jug?

Yes, milk in a bag is often lower in price compared to regular milk in a jug. This can be a significant cost-saving factor for consumers.

3. Are there any downsides to buying milk in a bag?

One potential downside is that milk in a bag usually only comes in half-gallon sizes. Additionally, the bags can be floppy and require a special pitcher for storage. However, these minor inconveniences may be worth the cost savings for some consumers.

4. What flavors of milk are available in a bag?

Kwik Trip offers milk in a bag in whole, 2%, 1%, skim, and chocolate flavors. They also offer orange juice in a bag at some locations.

5. Is this packaging option available in areas outside of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa?

Milk in a bag may be available in other regions, but it is not as common as traditional milk packaging options. It is best to check with local convenience or grocery stores to see if they offer this option.

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