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 […]
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 […]
Our farmers easily in with the world’s best
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 […]
Ashgrove Milk for Foster Carer’s Week
Ashgrove Cheese partners with Life Without Barriers for Foster Carer’s Week Cheesy: Ashgrove’s Anne Bennett and Life Without Barriers regional manager Mel Ferrier talk up the new partnership between the organisation and the dairy company. Picture: Scott Gelston. Dairy has come with a message of care this week, with Ashgrove Cheese partnering with Life Without […]
When winners are Cheesy Grinners!
When winners are Cheesy Grinners! Fun times at Festivale Northern Tasmania’s premier food and beverage festival. Where we are super happy to have been awarded Best Overall Stall 2018. A collaboration of two families sharing what we do best. Cheese, Coal, Fire and Dairy Door Ice cream. Thanks to Matt Adams from Timbre Kitchen & […]
Ashgrove Founder Awarded 2017 Australian Farming Legend of the year
John Bennett AM awarded 2017 Australian Farming Legend of the year. It is with great pleasure, the Bennett Families and Ashgrove Team announce founder John Bennett AM the Kondinin Group and ABC Rural 2017 Australian Farming Legend of the Year Award. To many in the Tasmanian dairy industry, John Bennett’s name is synonymous with leadership, […]
Ashgrove Cheese launches new butter wrapping machine
By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Jess Bryan used to hand wrap Ashgrove Cheese’s butter, but the Elizabeth Town factory’s new automatic butter wrapper means she now packs the blocks in crates almost as fast as they come along the line. Hand wrapping saw between two and four 250-gram blocks wrapped per minute, but the automatic wrapper packages up to […]
Make Hay not War.
Another reason why we are very proud of the Ashgrove Farm Fresh Milk supply to the Ashgrove factory! Below is a fascinating article released today about Bobby Calving in Australia. Quote – Regrettably, the bobby calves have been viewed by most dairy farmers as the unfortunate unwanted bi-product, too costly to feed beyond the legislated minimum […]
Ashgrove Cheese Announces
National Ashgrove Branded Cheese Launch FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabeth Town Tasmania – Ashgrove Cheese has teamed up with ALDI to create 4 new Ashgrove Branded cheeses for national release. It will be hitting the shelves of over 500 stores on April 1. Ashgrove Tasmanian Farm Heavenly Havarti Range is smooth, creamy and infused with Jalapeno, Natural Wood Smoked or Bacon for an irresistible […]
Why are Ashgrove Cows So Happy?
Behind the Ashgrove Curtain
A simple message of gratitude. Did you know the success of our family businesses is due in large part to the love for the family business, trust among different business factors, and our two leading lady founders Maureen and Connie Bennett? Quietly, in the background, they have steered and strengthened the Ashgrove brand and family […]
Ashgrove Herb & Garlic Butter Wins Gold!
Australia’s best cheese 2016 and 2017: Ashgrove a Finalists from the Australian Grand Dairy Awards 2017
Cheese-makers from around the country sent their best products to Melbourne last month for the annual Grand Dairy Awards. Ashgorve Signature parmesan made the cut to be considered “best in class”. Hard cheese Ashgrove Cheese, Ashgrove Signature Parmesan This parmesan is handcrafted and aged for a minimum of 30 months by Ashgrove’s master cheesemaker Richard Bennett. Based […]
Celebrate with a Cheese Tower
Two golds and several silver medals for Ashgrove in awards
Caitlin Jarvis May 20, 2016, 5:16 p.m. ASHGROVE Cheese has netted a swag of national awards for its products at the recent Dairy Industry Association of Australia (DIAA) national awards. WINNERS: Ashgrove Cheese general manager Richard Bennett with the non-homogenised milk and cloth-aged cheddar, that won DIAA gold medals recently. The independent dairy producer from […]
Stock Nearly Milked Dry
Consumers support local brand Ashgrove amid dairy crisis Caitlin Jarvis May 23, 2016, 11:53 a.m. Major supermarket chains are selling out of Ashgrove milk products as a wave of consumer support continues in the wake of slashed farmgate milk prices. DEMAND: Ashgrove delivery driver Darrell Brooke makes a stop with his emergency milk after stores […]