Premier milk v Avonmore milk

Linford

I don’t know if this is the correct place to post this but…

Does anyone know why Premier Dairies milk (regular milk) in the supermarket is 15c cheaper than Avonmore? As far as I am aware they are both owned by the same company, Glanbia, and are the exact same product. I have noticed this a number of times in a few different supermarkets over the last few weeks.

mathew

its called false competition!!!

flossie

Yep, used to do some work experience in a milk place, and the same milk is used for different companies. Literally, packaging is just swapped over. When i was younger we used to get it straight from the farm, mmmmm:)

gucci

might be all the "same milk" but avanmore tastes watery-er (sorry i dunno how else to describe it) than other brands.....must be from cows on a diet or something

mikemac

flossie is right.
I used to have a summer job in a creamery and our own brand milk was more expensive that the milk we had for the supermarket contract.

Exaxt same product-just fancy packaging

flossie

micmclo wrote:

flossie is right.
I used to have a summer job in a creamery and our own brand milk was more expensive that the milk we had for the supermarket contract.

Exaxt same product-just fancy packaging

Yet my parents still insist on the more expensive stuff as "you get what you pay for" Erm, except that i've witnessed first hand you DON'T!

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gucci wrote:

might be all the "same milk" but avanmore tastes watery-er (sorry i dunno how else to describe it) than other brands.....must be from cows on a diet or something

This is correct.

I don't care what people say, but there is a definite teste difference between Avonmore and Premier.

I can't stand Avonmore, and I'd take the Pepsi challenge on it.

drdre

I cant stand premier milk.I know its from the same company but their is a huge difference in taste.

Binomate

This thread needs a poll.

drdre

Binomate wrote:

This thread needs a poll.

Yes i agree with you.

Dord

i prefer avonmore

*runs away*

Kintarō Hattori

I can't say I ever really tasted any difference between the two. Hmnnn I think I've been drinking Tesco's own brand for far too long, so much cheaper than Avonmore!

zuutroy

I've hated milk since we were forced to drink it UN-REFRIGERATED at lunch every day in Junior school. Now its reserved for use only in cereal and tea. The weirdos here all drink UHT milk...There's 3 shops in a town of 50,000 that sell real milk...It's a bloody nightmare.

ambman

bring back the glass bottles delivered to the door milk has never been the same since

Stephen

Avonmore, Premier and Snowcream are all exactly the same, made in the same plants by the same company.

rcaz

In the house I was in till I was about eight, we got Avonmore delivered, when we moved, we got Premier. Avonmore has that bit of sentimentality to it

But Premier's cheaper... And I really haven't noticed a taste difference.

And I've always liked the Avonmore packaging

LovelyTom

I prefer Avonmore... maybe it's fresher or something? or cared for better but yeah...it's good milk...yeah...

MikeHoncho

Super Milk FTW. The worst is that Champion Milk you get out west. Mingin.

Kintarō Hattori

zuutroy wrote:

I've hated milk since we were forced to drink it UN-REFRIGERATED at lunch every day in Junior school. Now its reserved for use only in cereal and tea. The weirdos here all drink UHT milk...There's 3 shops in a town of 50,000 that sell real milk...It's a bloody nightmare.

I was in Belgium many years ago for two weeks and hated the fact that it's virtually impossible to get anything other than UHT milk. Everywhere sells it and almost nowhere sells fresh milk. Cereal and tea/coffee taste foul with UHT milk.

Archeron

The Avonmore cows have opera lessons twice a week and are encouraged to express their artistic side with poo paintings. Thats why their moo-juice tastes nicer, its an overall classier milk.

Kintarō Hattori

Archeron wrote:

The Avonmore cows have opera lessons twice a week and are encouraged to express their artistic side with poo paintings. Thats why their moo-juice tastes nicer, its an overall classier milk.

lol. On a side note did you know that in Poland they sell milk in ...... BAGS! Yes cartons aren't so popular and milk is general bought in 1L bags. Makes keeping it upright in a fridge tough!

Edit - Hmnn why I can't display the image within the reply. Have the tags for doing this disappeared from this version of vbulletin?

zuutroy

eo980 wrote:

lol. On a side note did you know that in Poland they sell milk in ...... BAGS!

Same in Canada, you buy a little jug that the bag sits into.

Rovi

eo980 wrote:

Edit - Hmnn why can't display the image within the reply. Have the tags for doing this disappeared from this version of vbulletin?

Inline images are disabled in After Hours, as far as I know.

Kintarō Hattori

Rovi wrote:

Inline images are disabled in After Hours, as far as I know.

So they have, that's mad. When did this happen and why??

brianthebard

NCF ftw! Agree with people who say Avonmore is watery, it tastes like there's very little cream in it...

Sawa

eo980 wrote:

lol. On a side note did you know that in Poland they sell milk in ...... BAGS! Yes cartons aren't so popular and milk is general bought in 1L bags. Makes keeping it upright in a fridge tough!
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yep same in Canada milk in bags, the bag was put in a jug though but i kept spilling it!

in Honduras, they pour bottles of coca cola in little plastic bags with a straw, you definetly couldn't put that down! I think it's so they can recycle the bottles but don't trust people to bring them back.

Kintarō Hattori

Sawa wrote:

I think it's so they can recycle the bottles but don't trust people to bring them back.

I reckon in Poland it's because it's cheaper than a carton rather than recycling.

muckwarrior

Never noticed a difference in taste between the brands but I HATE milk from a plastic bottle. Tastes so much better from a carton!

mikemac

For all the people complaining about watery milk....I'm assuming you've never tried 0% fat milk.

Bought it once and nearly got lynched by the housemates.

Schlemm

Nothing can beat unpasturised milk!!
The milk down in Thurles is lovely, but unfortunately you've to go to Thurles to get it...;)
That organic milk is also quite nice.

gucci

Low Fat milk turns tea blue.FACT

biko

Dawn milk is the only brand I drink

chump

Well there used to be a taste diff. between avonmore and premier - I am sure of this. We were always avonmore. Nowadays I couldn't be sure to be sure

Zaph

zuutroy wrote:

Same in Canada, you buy a little jug that the bag sits into.

Very handy for freezing too, those bags are. When I visited my grandmother over there years ago I thought she'd lost it a bit when she told me to take milk out of the freezer, but when I opened it there were about 10 bags of milk in it. Not much use if you want to use it straight away though.

looksee

I prefer soya milk...

Lump

Glanbia are taking over the world

homah_7ft

looksee wrote:

I prefer soya milk...

I think I'll stick with Bluewhale milk.

Call Me Jimmy

zuutroy wrote:

I've hated milk since we were forced to drink it UN-REFRIGERATED at lunch every day in Junior school.

Exact same thing happened to me, but I'm recently back drinking it again. Avanmore ftw.

mac123

i prefer premier. also find that the 2litre plastic bottles have a different taste than the cartons, by different i mean mingin!

Corruptedmorals

Avonmore ftw. Plastic bottles suck, and no-one else will agree with me that milk is different in differnt counties. Avonmore is a lot nicer then Cork milk, Limerick milk is alright...but NCF milk is just disgusting.

HelterSkelter

That reminds me, has anyone noticed the difference in taste between the Premier milk paper cartons (1 Litre) and the plastic containers (2 Litres). The milk from the plastic containers is disguisting, it has a weird smell and taste.

Oral Slang

Premier Dairies is nicer than Avonmore, but I like both. Don't like either them from the plastic containers though, rotten aftertaste from them.
Aldi & Lidl milk tastes grand from the plastic containers though and at €1.19 for a 2 litre is so much better value!
Golden Vale milk is disgusting..

beanyb

I hate milk from plastic bottles! Whenever they're bought and I complain about the taste I'm looked at like I'm insane. But it's definitely nowhere near as nice!

Premier Dairies ftw. Oh and nothing but full fat. Slimline is grey water!

Oral Slang

beanyb wrote:

I hate milk from plastic bottles!

Seriously though, try the milk from Aldi or Lidl in the plastic containers. I wouldn't try it for ages cos all the rest were rotten, but my brother said that they were different. Don't know whether the plastic is different or what, but there's no bad taste at all.

The Bollox

all liquids taste bad out of plastic containers. cans of drinks are much nicer than plastic bottles, milk tastes better from paper cartons or glass bottles (those were the days) than plastic bottles. it's in another thread I know, but I'd love to see water in cans (no, I don't mean watering cans!!!)

blorg

micmclo wrote:

flossie is right.
I used to have a summer job in a creamery and our own brand milk was more expensive that the milk we had for the supermarket contract.

Exaxt same product-just fancy packaging

It's not just about the milk, that is a massive oversimplification. It's about the branding. What type of person am I? An Avonmore person? Or a Premier person? The type of milk I buy defines who I am and how I feel about myself. It's a statement to the world.

NotMe

ambman wrote:

bring back the glass bottles delivered to the door milk has never been the same since

Mmmm used to love drinking the cream from the top of the bottle... when the bastard crows hadn't pecked through the lid and drunk it already that is. :rolleyes:

slipss

Ahh this thread brings me back to the milk wars of the 90's, hard times, expecially when Golden Vale saw an oppertunity and started with all the espionage and product sabotage, but we won out in the end.

azezil

Avonmore milk is vastly superior to *, all the others taste like crap.

Malteaser!

Avonmore FTW, Premier Dairies tastes rank!!

Nightwish

Is this another Waterford v Kilkenny thread? Anyway to answer the OP, Avonmore supermilk from the carton ftw!