Due to the Corona Virus Lockdown in our country, the 2020 SA Dairy Championships Award Ceremony was held virtually for the first time in the 187 year existence of the Championships. Lactalis SA’s Président Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese was named the 2020 South African Dairy Product of the Year, winning against 974 other brands from 74 manufacturers. A total of 23 brands received the Qualité mark of excellence of top achievement (see list below), and 107 were named SA Champion.
The SA Dairy Championships is the largest dairy competition on the African continent. Judging for the 2020 competition took place late in February, and the virtual Awards ceremony was held on 26 March, the day before Lockdown. Dairy products were evaluated in 100 different classes. Eleven new dairy product suppliers joined the Championships in presenting their products for evaluation this year.
“This is the third time in five years we have won the Product of the Year award for one of our cheeses,” said Marek Warzywoda, General Manager of Lactalis SA (LSA). “I am so proud of the LSA team. It is a clear indication of just how high the quality of our products is and how dedicated and diligent our teams are. We would like to thank Agri-Expo for another fantastic and well-organised competition and for upholding such high standards for the local dairy industry. Awards, in particular the Product of the Year accolades, are such incredible testaments to the LSA team’s ongoing ambition to deliver quality products.”
The chief judge of the SA Dairy Championships, dairy expert Alan Fourie, said that to produce an exceptional cheddar that can be matured for longer than 10 months is in itself a challenge: ‘The Président Extra Mature Cheddar is full rounded with a sweet, nutty profile that melts in the mouth. Truly an exceptional product which deserves this award as Product of the Year’.
2020 QUALITÉ AWARD WINNERS:
Fair Cape Dairies (7)
Woolworths Whipping Cream Pasteurised
Fair Cape Fresh Cream Pasteurised
Fair Cape Chocolate Dessert
Woolworths Chocolate Mousse
Fair Cape Fresh Full Cream Milk
Fair Cape Full Cream Plain Yoghurt
Fair Cape Full Cream Guava Yoghurt
Lactalis SA (3)
Woolworths Extra Mature White Cheddar
Président Extra Mature Cheddar
Woolworths Mature Gouda
Darling Romery (2)
Fresh Cream
Full Cream Strawberry Drinking Yoghurt
Fairfield Dairy (2)
SPAR Fat Free Peach Apricot Yoghurt
First Choice Full Cream Peach Apricot Flavoured Smooth Yoghurt
Polar Ice Cream Company (2)
Strawberry Cheesecake Buttermilk Frozen Yoghurt
Blueberry Cheesecake Buttermilk Frozen Yoghurt
Clover SA
Springbok Unsalted Butter
Foxenburg Estate
Vanilla Greek Style Yoghurt
Langbaken Karoo Cheese
Langbaken Karoo Crumble
Lausanne Dairies
Pasteurised Full Cream Milk
Limpopo Dairies
Hyjo Full Cream Chocolate Caramel Flavoured Smooth Yoghurt
Marcel’s Frozen Yoghurt
Low Fat English Toffee Frozen Yoghurt
Woodlands Dairy
First Choice Unsalted Butter
Source: DrinksFeed
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