Aunt Jean’s Dairy set to bring back milk in a glass bottle

Aunt Jean’s Dairy set to bring back the kiwi classic of milk in a glass bottle

Seventh-generation dairy farmers Julian and Cathy Raine of Nelson are teaming up with leading glass manufacturer O-I to bring beautiful A2 cows’ milk fresh from the farm to milk lovers around New Zealand, in one-litre glass bottles under the name Aunt Jean’s Dairy.

Initially, Aunt Jean’s Dairy milk will be available in the top of the South Island and in selected Auckland outlets, with plans for wider national distribution in early 2017.

The Raine family have been milking cows at their Oaklands Farm property for more than 80 years continuously, providing milk lovers with the opportunity to buy their milk from the farm gate and from dispensing machines in the Nelson Tasman area since 2013. The couple are excited to launch Aunt Jean’s Dairy, so that they can share their delicious milk enhanced by the great taste that comes with drinking milk from high-quality glass bottles.

“We firmly believe that milk in glass bottles tastes better,” says Julian. “We know that New Zealanders were very reluctant to make the shift to plastic. We think the time is right to provide a way for them to drink milk fresh from the farm in a one-litre glass bottle. After all, glass is infinitely recyclable and that has got to be a good thing.”

Aunt Jean’s Dairy uses milk from A2 cows* that are raised in an open-air environment. There is no palm kernel expeller in their feed, and they are mainly grass-fed. Aunt Jean’s Dairy milk is bottled on the farm, contains no permeates, and is not homogenised allowing kiwis to once again buy milk where the cream rises to the top.

“Aunt Jean’s Dairy is milk like it used to taste,” says Julian. “Some traditions are worth rediscovering.”

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*The cows used to produce Aunt Jean’s Dairy milk products are A2-tested cows that produce the less commonly found A2 type of beta-casein milk protein

Product information
Aunt Jean’s Dairy light RRP $5.99 (TBC)
Aunt Jean’s Dairy whole milk RRP $5.99 (TBC)

Exclusive to Farro Fresh stores across Auckland until March 2017, and coming soon to Raeward Fresh Richmond, Nelson.

High-resolution images of Julian and Cathy and the Aunt Jean’s Dairy products are available on request.

About Aunt Jean’s Dairy
Aunt Jean’s Dairy supplies great-tasting, non-homogenised milk fresh from the farm in one-litre glass bottles. The company is owned by seventh-generation Nelson dairy farmers Julian and Cathy Raine. Milk used in Aunt Jean’s Dairy products is A2 cows’ milk from cows that are mainly grass-fed. No palm kernel expeller is used in their feed. Milk is bottled on the farm. No permeates are added. Aunt Jean’s Dairy products are tested and meet all the food safety requirements set down by the Ministry for Primary Industries. For more information visit auntjeans.co.nz

About O-I
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) is the world's largest glass container manufacturer and preferred partner for many of the world's leading food and beverage brands. The Company had revenues of $6.2 billion in 2015 and employs 27,000 people at 80 plants in 23 countries. With global headquarters in Perrysburg, Ohio, O-I delivers safe, sustainable, pure, iconic, brand-building glass packaging to a growing global marketplace. For more information, visit o-i.com.

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