Milkbot Helps Farmers Sell Milk

2016 - Volume #40, Issue #6, Page #40

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Instead of selling milk to big corporations at low prices, Milkbot milk dispensers give dairy farmers the opportunity to sell directly to consumers.
    “Milkbot is a reliable, robust machine that’s easy to maintain and service,” says Petr Cihak, CEO of the Czech Republic company that manufactures the machine.
    The family-owned business has sold to dairies in European countries, New Zealand and Peru, and is open to hearing from distributors in North America, Cihak says. Milkbot owners fill the machine with unpasteurized or pasteurized milk (or both in some models). Units contain a germicidal lamp and cold-water flush cleaning system. The wheeled 228-quart milk tank is chilled to 39 degrees F and customers use their own containers or purchase a container from a nearby machine.
    Milkbot models come in indoor and outdoor models with cash or credit card payment options.
    “Milkbot is primarily designed for farmers with about 50 to 100 milking cows, but we have customers, such as bigger dairy farms in Russia who operate 10 to 15 Milkbots and rule the milk distributions in smaller towns,” Cihak says.
    He suggests checking out the company’s website or Facebook page (Milkbotcowbot) for videos and updates.
    “We are a small family company, so we can’t be active in searching for distributors. All our distributors came from the Internet or from a good reference. Of course, we would appreciate if someone contacts us to start importing to the U.S. or Canada,” Cihak says. He estimates that retail prices for the Milkbot would start around $6,500 for the basic model.
    Cihak adds that his company is also looking for North America distributors and franchise operators for the Robomilkbar (www.robomilkbar.com). The three-unit setup processes milk into fermented products (yogurt, drinkable yogurt and frozen yogurt), robotically fills containers, and has a vending machine.
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Milk Automation, Hradska 496, Velka Polom, Czech Republic, 747 64 (ph 1: 00420792461546; www.milkbot.cz; info@milkbot.cz).

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Milkbot Helps Farmers Sell Milk DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Instead of selling milk to big corporations at low prices Milkbot milk dispensers give dairy farmers the opportunity to sell directly to consumers “Milkbot is a reliable robust machine that’s easy to maintain and service ” says Petr Cihak CEO of the Czech Republic company that manufactures the machine The family-owned business has sold to dairies in European countries New Zealand and Peru and is open to hearing from distributors in North America Cihak says Milkbot owners fill the machine with unpasteurized or pasteurized milk or both in some models Units contain a germicidal lamp and cold-water flush cleaning system The wheeled 228-quart milk tank is chilled to 39 degrees F and customers use their own containers or purchase a container from a nearby machine Milkbot models come in indoor and outdoor models with cash or credit card payment options “Milkbot is primarily designed for farmers with about 50 to 100 milking cows but we have customers such as bigger dairy farms in Russia who operate 10 to 15 Milkbots and rule the milk distributions in smaller towns ” Cihak says He suggests checking out the company’s website or Facebook page Milkbotcowbot for videos and updates “We are a small family company so we can’t be active in searching for distributors All our distributors came from the Internet or from a good reference Of course we would appreciate if someone contacts us to start importing to the U S or Canada ” Cihak says He estimates that retail prices for the Milkbot would start around $6 500 for the basic model Cihak adds that his company is also looking for North America distributors and franchise operators for the Robomilkbar www robomilkbar com The three-unit setup processes milk into fermented products yogurt drinkable yogurt and frozen yogurt robotically fills containers and has a vending machine Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Milk Automation Hradska 496 Velka Polom Czech Republic 747 64 ph 1: 00420792461546; www milkbot cz; info@milkbot cz

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