Milkman Day is celebrated annually on August 12 in the United States. The day is celebrated to honor the distribution of milk and the hardworking individuals who make it happen.
Milkmen appeared around 1860 in Britain, when railways first started to allow fresh milk to arrive in cities from the countryside. By 1975, 94% of milk was packaged and delivered in glass bottles.
1963 Milk is Delivered
1975 There are Fewer Milk Deliveries
Technological improvements make it so that only about 0.4% of consumers in the U.S. use a milk delivery service.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, more people use delivery services to get their milk and other groceries.