One extended Tasmanian farming family, like many during the late 1980s, had been knocked to the canvas a couple of times and when the wool reserve price scheme collapsed it was almost one body blow too many. But in the Rocky tradition, they got up, copped a few more knocks and then turned it around. […]
COLES Deal makes Ashgrove The BIG CHEESE
Five Ashgrove Cheese products to be sold at 800 Coles stores The Examiner SEPTEMBER 6 2018 – 4:30AM – Johanna Baker-Dowdell The combination of Tasmania’s creamy dairy and intriguing flavours will have mouths watering across the country when Coles starts stocking five Ashgrove Cheese products this month. Customers at 800 supermarkets throughout Australia can buy a […]
Ashgrove Cheese evolution from small family dairy operation
The Examiner July 21 Johanna Baker-Dowdell LEFTto RIGHT Michael & John Bennett At a time when Tasmanian dairy farmers were some of the most poorly paid in the world, the Bennett family decided to innovate and buck the trend. Brothers Michael Bennett and John Bennett AM, with their wives Maureen and Connie, formed the […]
Ashgrove Cheese launches AmazeBalls dehydrated cheese snacks
Ashgrove Cheese launches AmazeBalls dehydrated cheese snacks The Advocate JULY 20 2018 – 11:45AM Johanna Baker-Dowdell SAY CHEESE: Ashgrove Cheese’s Anne Bennett launching AmazeBalls at the Melbourne Trade Show. Picture: Supplied If you like cheese with a crunch, then AmazeBalls might be just what your taste buds ordered. The latest product from Ashgrove Cheese, AmazeBalls is a […]
Ashgrove Cheese Team, Deloraine, Elizabeth Town volunteers take on 2018 Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb
The Examiner JUNE 26 2018 – 11:42AM Melissa Mobbs As if volunteering their time to fight fires, assist at road crashes and generally support their communities was not enough, six Northern Tasmanians are taking on a physical challenge for charity. Four volunteer firefighters from Deloraine Fire Brigade and two from Elizabeth Town Fire Brigade will head interstate in […]
AmazeBall Crunchy Cheese Product Review
May 3, 2018 in Low Carb Living/ Product Reviews by Luke Hopkins You will have noticed it’s been a few weeks since my last product review. The reason was simply that I hadn’t come across any products that had wow’d me – that is until came across these Amazeballs Crunchy Cheese Balls by Ashgrove at the Naturally Good Expo. I’d […]
Ashgrove Butter Wins Gold
13 medals won by Ashgrove Milk, Butter and Cheese team. The Team are celebrating after winning gold and silver medals at the Dairy Industry Association of Australia Dairy Product awards. The awards were announced on Friday at a dinner in Melbourne. Gold medal winners gain entry to the Australian Grand […]
Ashgrove Cheese a shining example of resilience in economic volatility
A new report into manufacturing in Australia used Tasmania dairy processor Ashgrove as an example of resilient strategies. Ashgrove Cheese a shining example of resilience in economic volatility KAROLIN MACGREGOR April 27, 2018 12:00am A NEW report into Australia’s manufacturing sector found it is one of the most volatile in the world. The Advanced Manufacturing […]
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Ashgrove Cheese returns from Sydney Royal with swag of medals
Ashgrove Cheese returns from Sydney Royal with swag of medals Johanna Baker-Dowdell MEDAL WORTHY: Ashgrove delivery driver Darrell Brooke with Ashgrove’s award-winning milks. Picture: Brodie Weeding Milk used to create Ashgrove Cheese’s dairy products comes from within seven kilometres of the Elizabeth Town processor, but its quality stood the test of time and distance to take out […]