Creating Tomorrow’s Nutrition for a Growing World
World’s best
We aspire to be the world’s best nutrition business.
Our pasture to market supply chain produces a range of premium quality nutritional products destined for the world’s most discerning markets with nutrition for a growing world.
We’re combining the finest milk producers, the best nutritionals industry talent and a comprehensive distribution, marketing and sales strategy as part of our mission to create tomorrow’s nutrition.
Our products are designed to be used in nutritional formulations manufactured by well-known international brands who value our customer-centric approach.
It’s all about Quality, Reliability and Expertise.
New Zealand Our home
Location. Location. Location.
Deep in the South Island at 46.0988° S, 168.9458° E sits Gore, home to Mataura Valley Milk. This Southland dairy region gives us an extraordinary advantage. It is well established, rich in farming expertise, supported by strong rural services, and equipped with technologies that help us produce exceptional nutrition for a growing world.
Southland is home to a significant share of New Zealand’s largest dairy herds and the source of our milk. Its landscape, long-term clean water supply, and ideal conditions for pasture growth make it one of the finest grass-producing regions anywhere.
This premium pasture, combined with investment in herd homes, standoff feed pads, and supplementary feeding, means many farms in the region supply milk right through the year. Around 18,000 cows are on year-round supply, giving us consistency, quality, and confidence in every drop.
Our farmers
We source our milk from a small group of farmers. Some have farmed this land across generations for over 100 years
Our farmers are part of our Mataura Valley Milk family. They are key stakeholders who drive our success and support our ambition to be the world’s best nutrition business.
Because our supply chain is local, we can trace every drop of milk. This gives us full transparency from pasture to market and ensures we consistently deliver premium nutritional products for our global clients.
Our farmers typically farm an average of three cows per hectare. This allows herds to thrive on high-quality pasture, ensuring they are well nourished and able to produce exceptional milk.
We have a bold and achievable vision:
To build the world’s business manufacturing nutritional formulas export markets
world’s best nutrition manufacturing premium formulas for leading
Our values define our culture and guide us in fulfilling our vision. This is underpinned by three core values;
Our values QUALITY PEOPLE TRUST
These values guide what we do and how we do it. They are symbolised in our Mataura Valley Milk Trust Mark, proudly stamped on every product we make.
QUALITY People Trust
Whilst we strive for excellence in all that we do, the quality of our products and service remains a core asset and a true competitive advantage in building the world’s best nutrition business.
This quality starts beyond the farm gate with our key farming partners and continues through to our state-of-the-art processing plant, where fully integrated Ingredient Management Systems provide complete traceability of every ingredient and every process.
Quality PEOPLE Trust
We bring a diverse team of people to the table, each with significant expertise and experience in their fields. Their leadership, energy, and enthusiasm are evident in everything we do. We do the right thing and are straight forward with each other.
We demonstrate integrity, show respect, and work as one team to build strong, mutually beneficial relationships and partnerships.
Our people make the difference and drive our success.
Quality People TRUST
We strengthen our reputation as a trusted and quality-driven nutrition business through the ethical approach we take in everything we do.
We earn the trust we are given by keeping our word and doing what we say we will do, with every customer, stakeholder, and business partner.
We know trust is hard to gain and easily lost, so we work to prove every day that the trust placed in us is well founded.
By choosing Mataura Valley Milk, you can be assured we will be reliable, transparent, and upfront. Our aim is to become a trusted brand that stands apart from the competition and earns lasting customer loyalty.
Purpose built
Our purpose-built nutrition plant is one of the most technologically advanced in the world and is unique in many of its specifications.
Our nutritional plant has been built with a clear objective to be the world’s best, applying rigorous supply, process, and product control protocols at every stage
Our unique capabilities
PATHOGEN MANAGEMENT
• Raw milk is chilled on-farm, transported, and stored onsite in raw milk silos, where it is held below 4.4°C to meet USFDA standards. This temperature control minimises bacterial growth, particularly pathogens.
• Milk reception and separation take place in a fully segregated processing area to prevent cross-contamination.
• A bactofuge is installed to remove bacteria from liquid milk, reduce cell counts, lower heat-resistant spores, and improve overall keeping quality..
WAREHOUSING
• Our specially designed warehouse operates under positive pressure to mitigate the ingress of foreign matter and other contaminants.
• Electric forklifts reduce the risk of emission contamination of finished product and ingredients, improve operator safety, and allow for better ventilation to minimise foreign particle contamination.
• Access to the warehouse is restricted and monitored around the clock. Only authorised personnel are permitted entry, ensuring controlled and secure operations.
• A fully automated de-palletiser enables efficient and hygienic de-palletisation of ingredients onto the conveyor system in preparation for processing.
HIGH SHEAR VACUUM MIXER ensures full homogeneity of ingredients and complete dissolution as the blend moves to the batch storage silos.
OIL FREE COMPRESSION eliminates oil contamination into the process.
WATER CONSERVATION
A significant volume of process water is recovered and recycled through our water treatment facility, which includes:
• Reverse Osmosis plants
• UV in-line units
• Chlorine Dioxide in-line units
Our fully integrated Ingredient Management Systems provide complete track and trace of every ingredient and every process.
A WELL-DOCUMENTED TRACEABILITY SYSTEM identifies the source of all inputs, including raw milk, functional ingredients, and packaging, throughout every stage of production, packaging, and distribution.
DE-HUMIDIFICATION OF AMBIENT AIR reduces environmental variation and enhances the stability of the functional attributes of finished infant formula powders..
DUAL EVAPORATORS provide the flexibility to manufacture a wider range of functional infant formulas, improve equipment efficiency, and deliver excellent quality control.
THE FINAL HEAT TREAT STEP is applied just before converting the liquid concentrate into powder, supporting our philosophy of delivering outstanding infant formula nutrition throughout the entire supply chain.
CAPABILITIES
Fines from the bag house are not reprocessed.
INGREDIENT MIXING WITHIN THE SILO ensures consistent blending and minimises batch variability.
Lab innovation
Mataura Valley Milk has a state-of-the-art R & D laboratory integrated into our manufacturing plant, staffed by a highly qualified team focused on continuous innovation and customised formulations for our global clients.
The laboratory is fully equipped with advanced technology and is currently undergoing accreditation to ISO 17025 standards, along with registration as an MPI Recognised Laboratory.
Once approved, the laboratory will have the capability to conduct functional, chemical, and organoleptic testing of milk, intermediate products, and finished goods.
We also partner with world-class, MPI registered and approved laboratories to undertake independent routine testing. These laboratories operate at a scale that gives them access to the latest analytical technologies and global networks for technical support. They are independently audited to international standards, ensuring the testing of our products is independent, reliable, and accurate.
Our nutrition plant complies with the following standards for manufacturing Infant Formula products:
New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) specifically 21-CFR-106
Our product range
STANDARD RANGE:
SKIM MILK POWDER
Medium Heat, General Trade
Medium Heat, Instant
WHOLE MILK POWDER
Medium Heat, General Trade
Medium Heat, Instant 28% fat
Medium Heat, Instant, 28% fat, vitamin fortified
BESPOKE CUSTOM-MADE RANGE:
SKIM MILK POWDER
Low Heat, General Trade
High Heat, General Trade
Medium Heat for UHT
FAT FILLED MILK POWDERS
WHOLE MILK POWDER
High Heat, General Trade
Medium Heat for UHT
Whole Milk Powder, Medium Heat, Instant 26% fat
Whole Milk Powder, Medium Heat, Instant, 26% fat, vitamin fortified
NUTRITIONAL FORMULA RANGE:
SKIM MILK POWDER
Medium Heat, Infant Drymix
WHOLE MILK POWDER
Medium Heat, Infant Drymix
INFANT FORMULA BASE POWDERS
Stage 1, 2 and 3
DAIRY-DERIVED ADULT NUTRITION BASE POWDERS
DAIRY-DERIVED MEDICAL NUTRITION BASE POWDERS
Nutritional base powders
Pregnancy Stage 1
This powder provides a balanced, nutritious way to get the vitamins and minerals necessary to support a healthy pregnancy.
Specially formulated to be gentle on the stomach and support new born babies with the nutrition they need in their critical first 6 months.
Stage 2 Stage 3
A follow on formula that is nutritionally tailored and enriched for babies between 6 - 12 months old.
A growing up formula specifically formulated to support growing toddlers (from 12 months onwards) with the vitamins and minerals that they need to thrive.
We have a dedicated technical team who work closely with customers to develop bespoke nutritional powders tailored to their exact specifications.
Milk powders
Whole Milk Powder
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Product Group: Whole Milk Powder, Medium Heat, General Trade
General description
Free-flowing, medium heat whole milk powder (WMP) produced from fresh pasteurised milk to which no preservative, alkali neutralising or other chemical has been added. For wet addition. Supplied in strippable 25kg bags. Standardised using lactose to a protein content of minimum 34% on a solids non-fat basis. Does not contain permeate.
Allergen information
Contains Milk and may contain the following Soy. Produced on shared use equipment with products containing soy oil and soy lecithin.
International Standards Compliance
This ingredient meets the requirements of:
• China GB standard: 19644-2010
• Codex standard 207-1999
• Halal
Packaging Information
Packed in 25kg tamper evident, strippable barrier bags (multi walled Kraft paper bag with barrier polyethylene/nylon/EVOH liner). Outer bags are glued closed for tamper evidence. Inner bags are heat sealed. No staples or metal fasteners are used.
Bags are palletised on Slip-sheets 2200x1160mm, protected by a top sheet and full shrink wrapping. Available on 2200x1160mm pallets on request.
Storage and Shelf Life
Shelf life is 2 years from the date of manufacture when stored in sealed original packaging.
Recommended storage is below 25°C and 65%RH, out of direct sunlight and away from strong smelling ingredients.
Bag Coding
Bags are coded with factory registration number, lot number (line, cypher), unit number, date of manufacture (DD MM YYYY) and expiry date 720 days (DD MM YYYY).
Quality Assurance
The manufacturing environment is subject to regular monitoring and control. Final product is sampled, examined, and subjected to laboratory analysis. The dairy products are manufactured and tested in premises meeting legislative standards administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.
During storage and shipment precautions are taken to ensure that product quality is maintained. Each package is identified, enabling trace back.
General Chemical & Physical Properties
Parameter
Foreign Matter /32.5g - No hard plastic or glass; no metal or other foreign matter >2mm
Scorched Particles Disc or /32.5g - A or 7.5mg
Solubility Index
Titratable Acidity (as lactic acid)
Whey Protein Nitrogen Index (WPNI)
Impurities
Bulk density
Taste Slightly sweet milky taste without off or foreign flavours.
Odour Neutral, without off or foreign odours.
Appearance White to off-white/yellow homogenous free flowing fine powder. No lumps that do not break up under moderate pressure.
Microbiological Specification
Parameter Units* Max.
Aerobic Plate Count (35°C) cfu/g 5000
Coliforms cfu/g 1
Yeasts and Moulds cfu/g 10
Salmonella cfu/g Not Detected
Listeria monocytogenes cfu/g Not Detected
S. aureus cfu/g Not Detected
E.coli cfu/g Not Detected
B.cereus cfu/g 100
Contaminants Specification
Parameter Units* Min. Max.
Radioactivity - - Not detected
Nitrate mg/kg - 50
Nitrite mg/kg - 2.0
Veterinary drugs - - As per MRLs
Skim Milk Powder
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Product Group: Skim Milk Powder, Medium Heat, General Trade
General description
Free-flowing, medium heat skimmed milk powder (SMP) produced from fresh pasteurised skim milk to which no preservative, alkali neutralising or other chemical has been added. For wet addition. Supplied in strippable 25kg bags. Standardised using lactose to a protein content of minimum 34% on a solids basis. Does not contain permeate.
Allergen information
Contains Milk & may contain the following Soy. Produced on shared use equipment with products containing soy oil and soy lecithin.
International Standards Compliance
This ingredient meets the requirements of:
• China GB standard: 19644-2010
• Codex standard 207-1999
• Halal
Packaging Information
Packed in 25kg tamper evident, strippable barrier bags (multi walled Kraft paper bag with barrier polyethylene/nylon/EVOH liner). Outer bags are glued closed for tamper evidence. Inner bags are heat sealed. No staples or metal fasteners are used.
Bags are palletised on Slip-sheets 2200x1160mm, protected by a top sheet and full shrink wrapping. Available on 2200x1160mm pallets on request.
Storage and Shelf Life
Shelf life is 2 years from the date of manufacture when stored in sealed original packaging.
Recommended storage is below 25°C and 65%RH, out of direct sunlight and away from strong smelling ingredients.
Bag Coding
Bags are coded with factory registration number, lot number (line, cypher), unit number, date of manufacture (DD MM YYYY) and expiry date 720 days (DD MM YYYY).
Quality Assurance
The manufacturing environment is subject to regular monitoring and control. Final product is sampled, examined, and subjected to laboratory analysis. The dairy products are manufactured and tested in premises meeting legislative standards administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.
During storage and shipment precautions are taken to ensure that product quality is maintained. Each package is identified, enabling trace back.
General Chemical & Physical Properties
Microbiological Specification
Parameter
Aerobic Plate Count (35°C)
and Moulds cfu/g 10
Foreign Matter /25g - No hard plastic or glass; no metal or other foreign matter >2mm
Scorched Particles
Solubility
Taste Slightly sweet milky taste without off or foreign flavours.
Odour Neutral, without off or foreign odours.
Appearance White to off-white/yellow homogenous free flowing fine powder. No lumps that do not break up under moderate pressure.
Salmonella cfu/g Not Detected Listeria monocytogenes cfu/g Not Detected
S. aureus cfu/g Not Detected
E.coli cfu/g Not Detected
B.cereus cfu/g 100
Contaminants Specification
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