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Now Dairy Farmers’ Mil Lel Romano cheese has been given the ultimate accolade by the Dairy Industry Association of Australia, the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia and the South Australian Dairy Farmers’ Association.
Mil Lel Romano was last night awarded the trophy for Champion Hard or Semi-Hard Cheese Variety at the South Australian Dairy Awards Gala Dinner.
The trophy, bestowed by a panel of judges with 200 years of combined industry experience, recognised Mil Lel Romano for its superior taste, texture, colour and appearance.
Dairy Farmers CEO Rob Gordon said the award was the latest in a series of honours for the Mil Lel range.
“Two weeks ago in Sydney, Mil Lel Parmesan won – for the second year in a row – the Australia-wide Dairy Industry Association of Australia trophy for Very Hard Cheese,” Mr Gordon said.
“We’re extremely proud of the Mil Lel brand. Dairy Farmers has put a lot of work into developing authentic handmade cooking cheeses and this authenticity and passion continues to shine through.
“The range, which also includes Mil Lel Pecorino and Pepato cheeses, has won numerous Australian and international awards for quality.
“Last night’s announcement is a tremendous honour for Mil Lel and Dairy Farmers, and I’d like to thank the panel for bestowing the trophy on our Romano.”
The Mil Lel trophy topped off a brilliant night for Dairy Farmers, the nation’s leading Australian-owned branded dairy business.
In addition to the trophy, Mil Lel Romano was a gold award winner in the ‘Class 6’ very hard grating cheese category.
Other gold award winners were:
- Dairy Farmers Crema (Class 26 – White Milk Homogenised minimum fat level 3.2 per cent)
- Dairy Farmers Full Cream Milk (Class 26 – White Milk Homogenised minimum fat level 3.2 per cent)
- Dairy Farmers Lite White (Class 27 – White Milk Modified less than 3.2 per cent fat)
- Dairy Farmers Skim (Class 28 – White Milk Homogenised maximum fat level 0.5 per cent)
- Moove Banana (Class 34 – Flavoured Milk Reduced or Low Fat any flavour other than coffee)
- Moove Strawberry UHT (Class 35 – UHT Milk any flavour other than chocolate)
- Oak Chocolate (Class 36 – UHT Chocolate Flavoured Milk)
- Dairy Farmers Dare Espresso (Class 37 – Flavoured Milk Full Fat Coffee)
- Dairy Farmers Thickened Cream (Class 39 – Cream Thickened Standard 35 per cent butterfat minimum)
Dairy Farmers is Australia's most trusted dairy foods brand. Its stable of well-known brands includes Coon, Cracker Barrel, Dare, Moove, OAK, Shape and Ski, as well as Dairy Farmers white milk range and Mil Lel.
