Pure Mylk and Tetra Pak back local scale-up

Pure Mylk has partnered with Tetra Pak to expand local development and scale-up capacity for plant-based functional beverages in Malaysia. The agreement brings Tetra Pak’s processing technology and packaging capability into The Mylky Way in Pulau Indah, Selangor, giving brands access to pilot-scale trials, formulation work, and commercialisation support through a single site.

The significance lies in the infrastructure. Pure Mylk has been building The Mylky Way as an end-to-end innovation hub rather than a conventional showroom, with R&D and microbiology labs, sensory testing rooms, a pilot plant, and training space designed to support beverage development from concept to launch. The new link with Tetra Pak adds a stronger route from bench formulation to pack-ready output, which is often the stage that slows regional roll-out.

The partnership is also intended to keep more of that development work inside Malaysia. Pure Mylk has positioned the site as a place where brands can develop formulations, test ingredients, and assess sustainable packaging concepts without sending each iteration overseas. That is particularly relevant in plant-based beverages, where stability, mouthfeel, fortification, sterilisation, and pack performance all have to line up before a product moves cleanly into production.

Pure Mylk’s existing technology base points to where the collaboration may go next. The company has already positioned enzymatic processing and aseptic VTIS sterilisation as part of its offer, and it is developing categories beyond straight plant milks, including ambient yoghurt drinks and functional SKUs. With Tetra Pak now inside the development loop, the site looks less like a pilot showcase and more like a regional scale-up platform for beverage innovation.