Have you herd the news? Ashgrove Farm Light Milk has gone PINK for a great cause. The Ashgrove team is delighted to announce we have teamed up with the McGrath Foundation to raise funds to help fund place McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities across Australia. “The McGrath partnership is a natural fit; we have been working towards […]
Ashgrove Cheese tackles challenges in dairy production with Amazeballs
September 2, 2019, Ruth Hogan Commodity prices and cold-chain distribution were among the key struggles for Tasmanian dairy producer Ashgrove Cheese, but those challenges acted as inspiration for a cheese product, which the company launched last year. Following extensive competitor research in the international market, Ashgrove marketing manager Anne Bennett uncovered a solution to the challenges […]
Popping Dairy on the Shelf
Guy Thompson International Business Development Manager, ANZ30 July 2019 Triggering a growth phase can be the biggest challenge faced by some companies. For Tasmanian dairy company Ashgrove Cheese, run by the Bennett families, the development of an innovative new product has been an important project to help drive this growth. Based in Elizabeth Town, Ashgrove Cheese, […]
Fine Food Australia’s Best New Product Awards – AmazeBalls!
Fine Food Australia’s Best New Product Awards. Ashgrove Amazeballs Awarded runner-up Australia’s Best new retail product! Anne Bennet – Ashgrove Marketing Manager Fine Food Australia, held 10–13 September in Melbourne, revealed the best new products released in the food industry over the past 12 months. Over 400 entries were judged in the 2018 Best New […]
Unlikely partners use campaign to call for more foster carers
The Examiner SEPTEMBER 10 2018 – 6:58PM – Matt Dennien MOO-VEMENT: Trudi Youl, Mel Ferrier, and Elanor Kramer, with Ashgrove Cheese’s Roy Thomas. Picture: Phillip Biggs A milk company and social service organisation might not have the most obvious connection, but two prominent groups are using theirs to push an important message. Life Without Barriers and Ashgrove […]
Cheesier than a ED Sherran Song!
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 […]