Premier milk v Avonmore milk

Linford · 14-05-2007 09:08AM #1

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 · 14-05-2007 09:46AM

its called false competition!!!

flossie · 14-05-2007 09:51AM

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 · 14-05-2007 09:53AM

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 · 14-05-2007 09:55AM

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 · 14-05-2007 09:56AM

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!

_blank_ · 14-05-2007 10:27AM

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 · 14-05-2007 10:30AM

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

Binomate · 14-05-2007 10:32AM

This thread needs a poll.

drdre · 14-05-2007 10:36AM

Binomate wrote:

This thread needs a poll.

Yes i agree with you.

Dord · 14-05-2007 10:39AM

i prefer avonmore

*runs away*

Kintarō Hattori · 14-05-2007 10:42AM

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 · 14-05-2007 11:08AM

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 · 14-05-2007 11:11AM

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

Stephen · 14-05-2007 11:48AM

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

rcaz · 14-05-2007 11:59AM

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 · 14-05-2007 12:08PM

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

MikeHoncho · 14-05-2007 12:11PM

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

Kintarō Hattori · 14-05-2007 12:29PM

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 · 14-05-2007 12:30PM

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 · 14-05-2007 12:32PM

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 · 14-05-2007 12:55PM

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 · 14-05-2007 12:57PM

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 · 14-05-2007 01:15PM

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 · 14-05-2007 01:18PM

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

Sawa · 14-05-2007 01:27PM

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!
/QUOTE]

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 · 14-05-2007 01:31PM

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 · 14-05-2007 01:37PM

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 · 14-05-2007 02:05PM

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 · 14-05-2007 02:55PM

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 · 14-05-2007 02:58PM

Low Fat milk turns tea blue.FACT

Premier milk v Avonmore milk

Comments