Awards
Gold and Silver outcomes for NZMP at 2021 NZCOC Awards
NZMP collects 36 medals, and carbonzero™ certified butter makes its competition debut.
16 Mar 2021
1 min
This year’s 2021 NZ Champion of the Cheese Awards Competition saw great results across all of NZMP’s entries with 36 medals awarded to NZMP overall.
NZMP butter performed particularly well, receiving five gold medals across two categories. Meanwhile, all three NZMP cream cheese entries received a gold medal.
This was also the first year NZMP Organic Unsalted Butter with carbonzero™ certification was submitted for judging, winning a silver medal. To become carbonzero™ certified, Toitu Envirocare measures the impact of producing the NZMP Organic Unsalted Butter, all the way from farm and manufacturing, through to distribution and even the disposal of packaging by customers.
The 11 gold medal winners will be automatically entered into the Champion Awards Competition so keep an eye out for the results to be released in May.
NZMP Cheese 2021 Awards
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NZMP Vintage Cheddar
| Champion 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 Mature Organic Cheddar
| Gold award winner |
| Made with fresh organic milk and carefully aged for up to 18 months to deliver intense savoury cheddar flavour. It is independently certified to internationally accpeted 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 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 Mild Organic Cheddar
| Silver 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 |
NZMP Colby
| Silver award winner |
| A soft, mild cheese with a creamy flavour and smooth body. This cheese has great uniformity and versatility. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Strong Cheddar
| Silver award winner |
| A mature flavoured, semi-hard cheese with a uniform creamy texture. |
| Made in Lichfield |
NZMP Tasty Cheddar
| Bronze award winner |
| A mature flavoured, semi-hard cheese with a uniform creamy texture. |
| Made in Lichfield |
NZMP Epicure Cheddar
| Bronze award winner |
| A sharp and acidic, savoury-flavoured cheese with a crumbly texture. |
| Made in Lichfield |
NZMP Premium NZ Mozarella
| Bronze award winner |
| A premium, high performing, natural mozarella that delivers long stretch and a golden colour on cooking. |
| Made in Whareroa |
NZMP Cheddar-S (mature)
| Silver award winner |
| A sweet mature cheddar with a fruity taste and savoury notes. It makes a lovely table cheese and is easy to cut and shred. |
| Made in Lichfield |
NZMP Coloured Cheddar
| Silver award winner |
| A semi-hard, rindless cheese that has a mild flavour, smooth texture and a firm body. Natural beta-carotene colouring is added to the cheese to achieve a uniform and distinctive orange colour. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Gouda
| Silver award winner |
| A traditional brine-salted Gouda that is mild and slightly sweet. |
| Made in Lichfield |
NZMP Noble™ Cheddar
| 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 |
NZMP Coloured Cheddar
| Bronze award winner |
| A semi-hard, rindless cheese that has a mild flavour, smooth texture and a firm body. Natural beta-carotene colouring is added to the cheese to achieve a uniform and distinctive orange colour. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Gouda
| Bronze award winner |
| A semi-hard, cured cheese with a mild, slightly sweet, buttery flavour and a firm smooth body. Gouda is renowned for its uniformity and consistency. |
| Made in Hautapu |
NZMP Cheddar-S (young)
| Silver award winner |
| A sweet young cheddar with a fruity taste and savoury notes. It makes a lovely table cheese and is easy to cut and shred. |
| Made in Lichfield |
NZMP Tasty Cheddar
| Silver award winner |
| A mature-flavoured, semi-hard cheese with a uniform creamy colour. |
| Made in Stirling |
NZMP Parmesan
| Silver award winner |
| An Italian-inspired, hard, rindless and cured cheese with a distinctive piquant flavour. |
| Made in Lichfield |
NZMP Cheddarsan
| Bronze award winner |
| A semi-hard mature cheddar cheese delivereing a full parmesan-like flavour. |
| Made in Lichfield |
NZMP Swiss
| Bronze award winner |
| Our New Zealand made Swiss has a sweet, nutty flavour and distincitve holes throughout its supple, springy body. |
| Made in Lichfield |
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 2021 Awards
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NZMP Cream Cheese Traditional
| Gold award winner |
| A mild and creamy, unripened cheese manufactured by fermentation of pasturised whole milk and fresh cream. It has a distinctively smooth, homogenous texture and a cultured, creamy flavour with mild acidity. |
| Made in Te Rapa |
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 Cream Cheese Traditional
| Gold award winner |
| A mild and creamy, unripened cheese manufactured by fermentation of pasturised whole milk and fresh cream. It has a distinctively smooth, homogenous texture and a cultured, creamy flavour with mild acidity. |
| 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 Cream Cheese Easy Mix
| Gold award winner |
| A delicious, mild cultured flavour with a soft spreadable 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 Salted Butter 2021 Awards
NZMP Salted Butter
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NZMP Salted Spreadable Butter
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NZMP Salted Butter
| Gold award winner |
| This butter delivers good texture and body with consistently good mouthfeel and flavour. |
| 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
| Gold award winner |
| This butter delivers good texture and body with consistently good mouthfeel and flavour. |
| Made in Te Awamutu |
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 Spreadable Butter
| Silver award winner |
| Easy to spread straight from the fridge while delivering delicious creamy flavour and mouthfeel. |
| Made in Kauri |
NZMP Salted Pastry Butter
| Silver award winner |
| Specially designed for pastry applications, it provides superior flavour, mouthfeel and performance. |
| Made in Edgecumbe |
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 Unsalted Butter 2021 Awards
NZMP Unsalted Butter
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NZMP Unsalted Butter
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NZMP Organic Unsalted Butter - carbonzero™ certified
NZMP Unsalted Butter
NZMP Unsalted Pastry Butter
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NZMP Unsalted Lactic Butter
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NZMP Unsalted Lactic Pastry Butter
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NZMP Unsalted Butter
| Gold award winner |
| Premium flavour with a creamy texture and mouthfeel. |
| Made in Clandeboye |
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 Unsalted Butter
| Gold award winner |
| Premium flavour with a creamy texture and mouthfeel. |
| 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 Organic Unsalted Butter - carbonzero™ certified
| Silver award winner |
| Independently certified Organic and Carbon Zero, this butter delivers a premium flavour with a creamy texture and mouthfeel. |
| Made in Morrinsville |
NZMP Unsalted Butter
| Silver award winner |
| Premium flavour with a creamy texture and mouthfeel. |
| Made in Te Awamutu |
NZMP Unsalted Pastry Butter
| Silver award winner |
| Specially designed for pastry applications, it provides superior flavour, mouthfeel and performance. |
| Made in Edgecumbe |
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 Unsalted Lactic Butter
| Gold award winner |
| Delivers a premium creamy lactic flavour for a wide range of applications. |
| 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 Unsalted Lactic Butter
| Silver award winner |
| Delivers a premium creamy lactic flavour for a wide range of applications. |
| Made in Whareroa |
NZMP Unsalted Lactic Pastry Butter
| Silver award winner |
| Specially designed for use in a wide range of pastry applications, it delivers a premium creamy lactic flavour. |
| Made in Edgecumbe |
NZMP Unsalted Lactic Butter
| Silver award winner |
| Delivers a premium creamy lactic flavour for a wide range of applications. |
| Made in Clandeboye |
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 |
