Milk ATM: How to start, operate milk vending business

Milk vending
business in Kenya has taken a different course in recent years, with the
introduction of vending machines known us milk ATM.

Milk market has shifted from processed and traditional vending to the new technological
retailing techniques that preserves fresh milk.

News 9 Kenya
assesses the market conditions leading to this change and highlights how
traders can acquire and operate the milk vending machine, Milk ATM.

According to
the Dairy Industry Act Cap 336 and Public Health Act Cap 242 of the Laws of
Kenya, traders should follow and comply with certain rules before installing a
milk vending machine.

The measures
stipulate that a trader should have a well-designed and constructed premise
with proper walls, drainage, lighting and ventilation.

The mode of
transport should be hygienically made using aluminum or stainless steel and
approved, milk transport vehicles.

The trader
should also observe personnel hygiene and health –having a medical certificate
is mandatory.

The vending
premises should have access to clean and portable water.

The trader
should maintain quality records for cleaning and disinfection of the premises
and equipment for vending.

The environmental
should be hygienically clean.

After ensuring
that the above measures have been adhered to, the trader can apply for
licensing from the Kenya Dairy Board – at this stage, an inspection of the
premises will be done to evaluate compliance before a license is issued.

There will
be routine inspection by the board after licensing to ensure hygienic
requirements are continuously met.

The trader
should also have other licenses such as trade licenses by the County
Governments.