Milk goes premium

Local milk producers are adding premium products amid decreasing demand and cheaper foreign alternatives.

Milk cartons are displayed at a discount mart in Seoul on Monday. [YONHAP]

Milk cartons are displayed at a discount mart in Seoul on Monday.

Amid declining milk consumption and increasing imports of cheaper alternatives from overseas, milk companies in Korea are expanding their lineups into premium products such as A2 milk, which is known to be easier to digest than conventional milk.