Conamara Milk

Mr.Mister

Anyone see this around the place?

Took a picture of it today,never say it before.

thesandeman

Saw it in Gala during the week. 50c dearer than their own brand but cheaper than Dawn/Avonmore etc.

biko

Aye, saw it the other day and got some as a novelty.
Odd that I can't find any info online on it.

Mr.Mister

biko wrote: »

Aye, saw it the other day and got some as a novelty.
Odd that I can't find any info online on it.

Was googling it myself,it has the National Dairy Council mark on it,what milk companies are around? Surely produced by one of them.

Smart move calling a product Conamara i thought,bought some myself for the novelty also. Wasn't bad as far as milk goes.

Sponge Bob

Hint, it doesn't come from Conamara and probably not from Galway and possibly not even from the Free State !!

James Forde

there's an over abundance of rats out in connemara isn't there?

paconnors

It's produced by (NCF) north Connacht farmers

inisboffin

I wonder if 'Connemara' is somehow trademarked, or there's rules about misrepresentation of origin?

Or it's cheaper to print less letters!:rolleyes:

Dan_Solo

inisboffin wrote: »

I wonder if 'Connemara' is somehow trademarked, or there's rules about misrepresentation of origin?

Denominazione di Origine Controllata?

GerardKeating

thesandeman wrote: »

Saw it in Gala during the week. 50c dearer than their own brand but cheaper than Dawn/Avonmore etc.

Cheapest milk in my local CostCutter, only €1.49 for two litres

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Hint, it doesn't come from Conamara and probably not from Galway and possibly not even from the Free State !!

Hails from Sligo, according to the label on the bottle.

Dan_Solo

GerardKeating wrote: »

Hails from Sligo, according to the label on the bottle.

Jaysus, that's almost as bad as Mayo!
Off my shopping list.:p

inisboffin

Dan_Solo wrote: »

Denominazione di Origine Controllata?

Marcia Lustley

inisboffin wrote: »

I wonder if 'Connemara' is somehow trademarked, or there's rules about misrepresentation of origin?

Or it's cheaper to print less letters!:rolleyes:

i dunno i kinda like the fact it's spelt in irish!

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paconnors wrote: »

It's produced by (NCF) north Connacht farmers

That's a good thing then, the nicest milk in the world imo

inisboffin

Marcia Lustley wrote: »

i dunno i kinda like the fact it's spelt in irish!

Isn't it hound of the sea translated into English? Wouldn't that be Cú na Mara?

thesandeman

Their merchandiser must be on good commission or lost his/her shelf plan. The Gala milk was buried deep behind the four rows of Connemara milk lol.

howyanow

the milk market in stores is one of the most hightly competetive amongst suppliers and thier brands,saw the brand in my local in salthill around 6 weeks ago,it will take off no doubt as it secures more shelf space in the stores

zero19

Tis good milk, much nicer than Dawn milk. Also has the irish dairy council logo so i assume it's produced in Ireland.

thesandeman

Almost all milk sold here is produced in Ireland. M+S used to import but not sure if they still do.

snubbleste

howyanow wrote: »

the milk market in stores is one of the most hightly competetive amongst suppliers and thier brands,saw the brand in my local in salthill around 6 weeks ago,it will take off no doubt as it secures more shelf space in the stores

How can it be so highly competitive?
The farmer gets 30c per litre yet the cheapest I see it retail in Galway is €0.75/l
All the main retailers follow each others prices. If it was highly competitve market, we'd see more predatory milk pricing seeking to win consumer loyalty.

Head The Wall

€1.49 is the price for 2 litres

snubbleste

Head The Wall wrote: »

€1.49 is the price for 2 litres

You are right. Post amended,

encyclopedia

thesandeman wrote: »

Almost all milk sold here is produced in Ireland. M+S used to import but not sure if they still do.

It's Northern Irish milk so technically it is imported although it is cheap enough