Dominating SA Dairy Championship

Parmalat SA racked up another first-class performance at the 2008 SA Dairy Championship Awards held in Stellenbosch on Wednesday, 23 April. Against stiff competition, particularly from smaller dairies, Parmalat secured four prestigious Qualité awards and no less than 13 first prizes in the SA Dairy Championships.

25 Apr 2008

Close to 700 dairy products from almost 70 manufacturers competed for the honours in the 2008 SA Dairy Championships presented by Agri-Expo. A total of 75 products were capped as SA Champions but only 15 received the much coveted Qualité Award for excellence.

Parmalat took the prestigious Qualité awards in the following categories:

Semi-hard cheese - Maximum age 6 months for Parmalat Bon Blanc;
Matured Gouda - Maximum age 12 months for Simonsberg Matured Gouda;
Cheese spread - Melrose Cheese Spread; and
Innovative butter - Bonnita Unsalted Butter.

Parmalat's Dairy Championship first class winners were:

Baby Gouda
Matured Gouda
Extra Matured Cheddar
Vintage cheddar
Feta with condiments
Blue or White Veined Cheese
Cream Cheese with condiments
Semi-hard Cheese
Cheese Spread
Flavoured Butter
Innovative Butter
Ice Cream with condiments
Low Fat Cultured Milk

This is the fifth consecutive year that Parmalat has secured the most awards at this event which serves as benchmark for South African dairy quality. The second biggest winners in the SA Dairy Championship categories only secured eight first prizes each.

“The SA Dairy Championships stimulate innovation in the dairy industry and encourage dairy technologists to continuously improve dairy products to the benefit of the consumer,” says Kobus Mulder, dairy manager of Agri-Expo. “Winning a Qualité Award is a prestigious achievement and such a product deserves the attention of consumers.”