Blue River Dairy
February 2008 saw 25 lucky people who managed to get their registrations in really fast gathered for a most informative, enlightening and gastronomically satisfying evening. We will never look at sheep in the same way again!
 | Felice Andreae, Sales and Marketing Manager for Blue River Dairy Products gave a most interesting presentation on the company, and then groups were given a tour of the powder plant by Shirley King. It is completely mind-blowing to see what this company is producing from such a small area. It is a little like the story of the Little Red Hen – they milk their own sheep, transport the milk to the factory, manufacture the milk into products and market the end products to the consumer. |
This vertically integrated system ensures the highest quality is met through quality control at each level of the supply chain, and in fact, many of their cheeses have already won awards. Blue River Dairy Products have approximately 150 outlets nationwide in the domestic market, and are exporting product to USA, EU, Middle East, Asia and Australia.
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| Then came another highlight – the tasting part!! We sampled fetas, cheddars and haloumi…..and no way could we pick a favorite, they are all just so good. We drank some beautifully matched wine, or orange juice depending on your palate. |
For those that have not tried haloumi – it is a treat that needs to be tried. Felice cooked up many panfuls of it and it disappeared in a trice. Then, to complete the feast, we got to sample ice-cream made from sheep’s milk. What a beautiful white, pure ice-cream!! Sheep milk contains almost twice the percentage of calcium, phosphorous, iron and zinc and also more of the percentage of AEC and B complex vitamins compared to cow milk. Purchases were made at the end of the night, and what a dilemma that produced – which to choose!!
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The lucky draw for a wonderful box of cheeses
was won by Pip Jopp of Smart.
Well done Pip – we are all envious!! |
As well as the products above, Blue River Dairy Products produce yoghurt and various cheese spreads. Cheeses can be purchased directly from Blue River Dairy Products in Nith Street, as well as various outlets through the city, so if you haven’t tried their product yet, do search it out.
Sincere thanks to Felice and Shirley for their time and for being such wonderful hosts. Everyone was, and still is, waxing enthusiastic over the evening. We look forward to updates
on latest products!
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