Article: Milk vying with soda for pupils' attention

Milk vying with soda for pupils' attention

Dairy industry urging schools to add vending machines

By MEG JONES

of the Journal Sentinel staff

Monday, October 1, 2001

In a battle for the taste buds of adolescents, milk is elbowing its way into the crowded field of soda pop and fruit juice.

Aside from new packaging and the popular "Got Milk?" ads, the dairy industry is trying to tempt teenagers to slurp more milk by inducing them to plunk coins in milk vending machines in their schools.

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