The Fleurieu Milk Company has been named Brand of the Year at the 2023 SALIFE Absolute Best Awards, presented by Brand South Australia.

The awards were held at the Adelaide Festival Theatre on 7 December.

Stowaway Kangaroo Island was named Absolute Best Luxury Experience at the gala event. 

It has been a big year for the Myponga-based Fleurieu Milk Company, which launched its sustainable milk on tap keg program in October.

The initiative promises to dramatically reduce the use of single-use plastic bottles by also introducing one-litre refillable glass milk bottles.

The milk processing business was established in 2006 by three dairy farming families.

It has since grown to employ 90 workers and sells its milk from nine local farms to retail outlets and farmers markets across the state.

Fleurieu Milk Company General Manager Nick Hutchinson says being named Brand of the Year tells the company they are doing something right.

“Conservation of our environment is something we as a business and as community members, are committed to – from protecting the clean, green and pristine farmlands of the Fleurieu Peninsula where our cows graze, to simple choices we can make at home to lessen our impact on the world around us.”

“Fleurieu Milk Company is excited to be leading our industry, in bringing something totally new to market, something that’s good for the industry and good for the environment,” he says.

More good things are planned for 2024, with the company expanding into education and tourism.

Full details of the 2023 SALIFE Absolute Best Awards can be viewed online.