Made by Cow closes doors
Raw milk brand, Made by Cow, has gone into voluntary administration.
The NSW-based company announced on May 28 it was ceasing production and had appointed KordaMentha as administrator.
The company marketed its products as the world’s first safe-to-drink raw milk.
Chief executive officer Wade Porter said the decision to close the doors had been made “with a heavy heart”.
“In this climate of uncertainty, growing interest rates and inflation, the business has faced economic uncertainty and supply chain challenges and, as a result, the very tough decision has been made to cease production,” Mr Porter said.
“Our morning coffee will never be the same, but it’s sure been good while it lasted.”
The brand was launched in 2016 and was on shelves in a number of outlets, including Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.
PURA lightens the load
PURA has reduced the amount of plastic used to produce all its two-litre milk bottles in South Australia, making PURA two-litre bottles among the lightest in Australia.
Each PURA two-litre bottle will now be reduced by one gram less plastic, making the total bottle weight just 38 grams compared to the older bottles at 39g. This contributes towards removing eight tonnes of plastic annually from circulation.
The reduction of plastic from milk bottles in SA now aligns it with the PURA milk bottles manufactured in other states.
Since 2019, PURA has removed more than 425 tonnes of plastic from its two-litre milk bottles nationally.
The reduced plastic ‘Better Bottles’ now applies to all variants, including Full Cream, Light Start, Lactose-Free Full Cream, Lactose-Free Light Start, and Skimmer in the two-litre bottles range.
Holstein Highlights heads west
Holstein Australia is heading to Bunbury in Western Australia for its annual general meeting and awards dinner in September as part of Holstein Highlights 2023.
West Australian regional chair Lachlan Fry said interstate visitors could expect a warm welcome from WA members and a program that showcased the best of Bunbury and surrounding regions, some great restaurants and wineries and some prime WA herds.
“Our members are really excited to be hosting HA members from around the country for this year’s Holstein Highlights,” he said.
“We’ve pulled together a great program with visits to Carenda and Angelis Holsteins, a great venue for the national awards dinner — Bunbury’s Dolphin Discovery Centre overlooking Koombana Bay — and visits to some great wineries and attractions at the top end of the Margaret River region.”
Holstein Highlights Bunbury ’23 will run from Tuesday, September 19 to Thursday, September 21.
Registrations close September 1. To book, go to: https://neartail.com/au/holsteinhighlights2023