Parents who have problems getting their kids to drink milk are being targeted by funky flavoured straws - described as a healthier option to flavoured milk drinks.
Unistraw’s product, which won an innovation award at Anuga, is a see-through straw with flavoured beads that dissolve and add flavour to the milk as it is sucked.
In chocolate, banana, caramel and strawberry flavours, the Sipahh straw adds just half a teaspoon of sugar to a glass of milk and is free of gluten, artificial colour, flavours and preservatives.
The patented system can deliver flavour, nutrition, energy and even medicine in a fun way, according to the company.
Unistraw International chief executive Martin Chimes said the product would help revive the flagging milk market by encouraging kids to drink the White Stuff more often.
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