“A German dairy farmer has come up with a novel way to drum up new business — he opened a ‘milk filling station.’ The ‘Milchtankstelle’ near Cologne in the town of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid dispenses the output of 78 cows from a stainless steel vending machine. Customers can either bring their own empty containers or buy milk bottles to fill up. … ‘Customers say that the milk on sale in supermarkets doesn’t taste good any more,’ he said. ‘Supermarkets work on improving the shelf life, but people just want fresher milk. People come from as far away as Cologne to buy milk from my station.’” (09/08/10)