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Irazu introduces organic milk after price increase
Liz Moy
Reporter
Elon University students and
faculty may notice something
different when they take a sip
of their morning coffee from
the on-campus coffee shop
Irazu.
Irazu began using organic
milk in its beverages Sept. 13
as a result of a price increase
by their former supplier, PET
Dairy, and in an effort to
support local farming. The
milk will come from Homeland
Creamery in Julian, N.C.
ARAMARK, Elon’s food
service provider, will continue
to use PET milk.
“Since we are a local
business, we want to support
other local businesses,”
said Becky Villalobos, Irazu
employee. “We know how it
feels to be a small business in
need of customers.”
Though Villalobos said
the rise in price of PET milk
was not drastic, Irazu had to
choose whether to stay with
the company or try something
different.
“It did cause us to think
about the product we were
receiving and in this case it
was worth the change," she
said.
Though PET raised its prices
for Irazu, the cost remained
unchanged for ARAMARK.
Ryan Moore, food service
director at Elon, said this is
because Irazu isanindependent
business while ARAMARK is a
larger company.
“PET has made some
adjustments to prices, yet
nothing drastic,” he said.
According to Moore, PET
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Homeland Creamery milk deliveryman John Lineberry loads milk into the Irazu refrigerators on Monday morning. Irazu now buys organic milk from the farm.
products are considered local,
beacuse their headquarters are
in Charlotte, N.C.
“We currently have many
local and organic offerings
that we use on a daily basis,
including PET Dairy," Moore
said. “PET is headquartered
in Charlotte, N.C., and usually
milk producers have to remain
in specified areas.”
According to Villalobos,
Cassie Rudd, there has been
positive feedback regarding
the use of the new product.
Irazu has posted a sign on
their counter about the milk
to bring it to customers'
attention.
“When people see the
sign they are usually happy
about it, and feel that it’s a
healthier choice since the milk
is free from hormones and
antibiotics,” Rudd said.
Though the taste has not
changed drastically, there has
been comment on a difference
in texture.
“Some people have pointed
out the creaminess of the milk
and are looking for a difference
in taste,” Rudd said.
The new milk from
Homeland Creamery also
offers products in select stores
in Greensboro, Burlington and
Durham, N.C.
The use of local organic milk
aligns withElon’sSustainability
Policy, a movement that began
in 2006 with the creation of
the Environmental Advisory
Council. One of the goals
of the policy is conserving
resources as well as purchasing
more local and organic food
products.
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