Awards
Gold and Silver awarded to NZMP Dairy ingredients at 2022 NZCOC Awards
NZMP scooped 17 Medals at the 2022 NZ cheese and dairy award competition.
20 Apr 2022
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International and local expert cheesemakers came together once again to judge and award New Zealand’s top cheese and butters at the annual NZCOC award competition. 2022 was the 20th year of the competition and a whopping 380 cheeses were assessed by the judges.
NZMP ingredients was successful in cheese, butter and cream cheese categories winning a total of seventeen medals including organic mild cheddar and salted butters and our much-loved vintage, epicure and extra tasty cheddars.
Six of the Gold Medal winners will automatically be entered into the Champion Awards Competition so watch out for those results in July.
NZMP Cheese 2022 Awards
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NZMP Vintage Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| Bold flavoured cheese with savoury notes and a flaky crumbly texture. |
| Made in Lichfield |
Organic Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| Manufactured using fresh organic milk that is independently certified to internationally accepted standards. |
| Made in Hautapu |
Egmont
| Gold award winner |
| A young, semi-hard cheese with a unique, slightly sweet flavour and golden melt. A versatile cheese that blends well and lends itself to any application. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Epicure Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| A sharp and acidic, savoury- flavoured cheese with a crumbly texture. |
| Made in Lichfield |
Organic Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| Manufactured using fresh organic milk that is independently certified to internationally accepted standards. |
| Made in Hautapu |
Egmont
| Gold award winner |
| A young, semi-hard cheese with a unique, slightly sweet flavour and golden melt. A versatile cheese that blends well and lends itself to any application. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Extra Tasty Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| A mature flavoured, semi-hard cheese with a uniform creamy texture. |
| Made in Lichfield |
Organic Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| Manufactured using fresh organic milk that is independently certified to internationally accepted standards. |
| Made in Hautapu |
Egmont
| Gold award winner |
| A young, semi-hard cheese with a unique, slightly sweet flavour and golden melt. A versatile cheese that blends well and lends itself to any application. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Mild Organic Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| Made with fresh organic milk, mild creamy cheddar flavour with a smooth body. It is independently certified to internationally accepted organic standards. |
| Made in Hautapu |
Organic Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| Manufactured using fresh organic milk that is independently certified to internationally accepted standards. |
| Made in Hautapu |
Egmont
| Gold award winner |
| A young, semi-hard cheese with a unique, slightly sweet flavour and golden melt. A versatile cheese that blends well and lends itself to any application. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Cheddar
| Silver award winner |
| A mild slightly buttery flavour with a firm smooth texture. |
| Made in Stirling |
NZMP Mild Cheddar
| Silver award winner |
| A versatile natural cheddar with a mild flavour and smooth texture. |
| Made in Stirling |
NZMP Parmesan
| Bronze award winner |
| Authentic parmesan flavoured cheese with a uniform yellow colour and hard granular texture. |
| Made in Lichfield |
NZMP Egmont™
| Silver award winner |
| A young, semi-hard cheese with a unique slightly sweet flavour and lovely golden melt. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Premium Mozzarella
| Silver award winner |
| A premium, high performing, natural mozzarella that delivers long stretch and a golden colour on cooking. |
| Made in Whareroa |
NZMP Swiss
| Bronze award winner |
| Traditional Swiss-style cheese with a sweet, nutty flavour and smooth texture. |
| Made in Lichfield |
NZMP Mature Cheddar
| Silver award winner |
| Mature cheddar with a crumbly texture, sharper bite and a light fruity flavour. |
| Made in Lichfield |
NZMP Noble™
| Bronze award winner |
| A full-flavoured cheddar with higher protein and less fat. It provides a full and well-rounded cheese flavour with savoury and fruity notes. |
| Made in Hautapu |
Egmont
| Gold award winner |
| A young, semi-hard cheese with a unique, slightly sweet flavour and golden melt. A versatile cheese that blends well and lends itself to any application. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Cream Cheese 2022 Awards
Egmont
NZMP Cream Cheese
| Silver award winner |
| Delicious mild, cultured dairy flavour with consistent composition and texture. |
| Made in Darfield |
Organic Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| Manufactured using fresh organic milk that is independently certified to internationally accepted standards. |
| Made in Hautapu |
Egmont
| Gold award winner |
| A young, semi-hard cheese with a unique, slightly sweet flavour and golden melt. A versatile cheese that blends well and lends itself to any application. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Butter 2022 Awards
NZMP Salted Butter
Egmont
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NZMP Salted Butter
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NZMP Salted Butter
| Gold award winner |
| Premium butter with good texture and body with consistently good mouthfeel and flavour. |
| Made in Kauri |
Organic Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| Manufactured using fresh organic milk that is independently certified to internationally accepted standards. |
| Made in Hautapu |
Egmont
| Gold award winner |
| A young, semi-hard cheese with a unique, slightly sweet flavour and golden melt. A versatile cheese that blends well and lends itself to any application. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Salted Organic Butter
| Gold award winner |
| Made with fresh organic cream, with a clean fresh flavour and certified independently to internationally accepted organic standards. |
| Made in Morrinsville |
Organic Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| Manufactured using fresh organic milk that is independently certified to internationally accepted standards. |
| Made in Hautapu |
Egmont
| Gold award winner |
| A young, semi-hard cheese with a unique, slightly sweet flavour and golden melt. A versatile cheese that blends well and lends itself to any application. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Salted Butter
| Silver award winner |
| Premium salted butter with creamy flavour, good texture and mouthfeel. |
| Made in Morrinsville |
NZMP Cultured Butter
| Silver award winner |
| Premium butter with a delicious creamy, cultured flavour and good texture and body. |
| Made in Kauri |
Egmont
| Gold award winner |
| A young, semi-hard cheese with a unique, slightly sweet flavour and golden melt. A versatile cheese that blends well and lends itself to any application. |
| Made in Hautapu |
