Organic co-operative wins gold awards for milk powders
First of their kind organic milk powders in the medals
Waikato’s Organic Dairy Hub’s consumer brand, Ours Truly, was awarded two gold awards in last month’s Inspire+ NZ Artisan Awards for its pair of organic, lactose free milk powders.
The whole and skim range is the first of its kind in New Zealand, meeting a need for more lactose free options from within the dairy industry.
Organic Dairy Hub (ODH) business development manager Hayley Denney said the company was thrilled with the win, which reflects a growing market for the products – both nationally and overseas.
“New Zealand-produced dairy products have always been held in high regard offshore, and we have noticed increasing demand for lactose free dairy products globally in the last few years,” said Hayley.
“We decided to meet that demand with our organic milk powders, and it has really been an incredible team effort to get the range off the ground and into consumers’ hands.
“In addition to the core ODH team and our nutritionist, Jan Hales, this endeavour included invaluable help from Emily Wang at Produco who was instrumental in us securing organic compliance for the milk powders.
“Food Innovation Waikato is our third-party spray dry facility, which dries the fresh product into powder and has done a great job of ensuring a high quality product is produced.
“Then there is our fantastic designer, Holly Zachan from Resonate Design, who makes sure everything looks great and is on brand.
“Finally, our public relations, marketing and social media guru, Niki Creasy from Blah PR & Marketing, helped to launch our products to consumers and show how they can be used every day.”
Ours Truly is a group of Kiwi farmers dedicated to producing the best organic milk products, while keeping the care of animals, people and the environment at the forefront.
The brand was created by ODH in 2020 with one goal in mind — to create a range of delicious-tasting, organic consumer products in New
Zealand – by Kiwis, for Kiwis… and beyond.
Ours Truly say people are at the heart of the co-operative, the farmers are passionate about sustainable and regenerative farming; practices that not only ensure that our cows are happy, healthy and well-looked-after, but also gives our products a natural and high-quality profile.
The organic cows are certified as grass fed, GMO free and free from antibiotics and pesticides.
The ODH team and partners will not be resting on their laurels after the award win – they are already in product development fornewranges, including a selection of organic butters, which will be launching soon. ■
Ours Truly’s range of milk powders are available online from www.ourstruly.co.nz and in selected stockists, including Foodstuffs North Island.