Milk

A nutritious creamy white meal for a youngster, and pure, liquid fuel for sporting teenagers and adults alike, it is even more luscious with a favourite flavour added.

Deliciously revitalising, milky coffee is a morning life-saver. Warm milk before bedtime is also comfort food that soothes the soul and ensures a good night’s sleep. Milk in its many guises is the stuff that lives are built on - delicious natural goodness. Great on its own or as an additive to so many of the foods we enjoy.

From Cow to Carton

From the cow to the carton is a high tech process. Dairy farming used to be hard labour as cows were all milked by hand. These days, technology streamlines the process, making it very efficient. Suction cups are secured to the cows’ teats. The milk goes through a series of stainless steel pipes to large refrigerated vats and is stored at 4°C. Within 48 hours, sterile refrigerated tankers take it to the milk factory. There it is pasteurised and homogenised at the same time.

Pasteurisation

This is the name given to the process whereby milk is partially sterilised resulting in extended shelf life. Milk is heated to 72°C for no less than 15 seconds and cooled immediately, destroying any harmful bacteria and micro-organisms.

Homogenisation

In the days of milk bottles and aluminium tops, cream would separate and rise to the top of the bottle. Homogenisation passes the milk under pressure though very fine nozzles, evenly dispersing the fat globules to create a smooth, creamy texture and taste.

The milk is now all set to be transformed into a wide range of dairy products, including cream, yogurt, cheese, ice cream, butter, or other types of milk such as skim, powdered, condensed, evaporated or flavoured milk.