AGRICULTURAL NEWS - The event has been hosted by Agri-Expo, previously known as Cape of Good Hope Agricultural Society, since 1834.
Breyton Milford, operations manager at Agri-Expo, said that it had included a category for cream because of the robust competition in the sector, with consumers able to choose from many different brands.
He added that not all cream tasted the same, or was processed and packaged the same.
“This is why we took the initiative to include this dairy product, to see what the experts say in order to guide the consumer, [and] also [to] give feedback to the processor,” Milford said.
He added that cream would be judged on flavour, appearance, colour, body and texture.
The South African Dairy Championships is the biggest, oldest and most prestigious dairy event in the country.
Including this new category, the championship now consists of 10 categories and more than 100 classes for end-products in the dairy industry.
