| 107 “Environmentally responsible dairy distribution filled from the farm and delivered to the customer in 10-litre kegs with a dispensing pump system so you can get your milk on tap.” Phone: 03 983 5500 waterfordpress.co.nz Find new clients with regular marketing in print media ADVERTISING IS GREAT FOR BUSINESS T T Bernadette Cooney Reusable kegs reducing plastic waste Each reusable keg prevents five plastic bottles from entering the waste stream, with an average café saving over 3000 plastic bottles annually. BUSINESS Spout Milk A commitment to reducing plastic milk bottle waste, through its pioneering kegged milk model has earned South Island business, Spout Milk, a Commendation in the Disruptive Innovation category at the 2024 Sustainable Business Awards. The company aims to disrupt the conventional dairy supply chain by replacing single-use plastic bottles with 100% reusable kegs. This innovation aligns with circular economy principles, reducing the environmental impact for commercial and corporate clients. Founded in 2019 by Nick Jackson, Jo Mohan, and Luka Licul, Spout Milk is New Zealand’s first commercial kegged milk business, operating throughout Otago, Christchurch, and Central Otago, supplying premium, locally sourced milk to cafés, hotels, and corporate offices. The acknowledgement highlighted the Spout Milk model that has already diverted almost 130,000 plastic milk bottles from waste streams and prevented around 16,700kg of CO2 emissions, says co-owner Nick. “We hit 100,000-bottles eliminated from the waste stream, last April, and it’s nice to be recognised at a national level through the Sustainable Business Network, which we are part of.” Each reusable keg prevents five plastic bottles from entering the waste stream, with an average café saving over 3000 plastic bottles annually. The company’s flagship ‘Farm-to-Flat-White’ model ensures fresh milk is delivered directly from farms to businesses via sustainable keg systems, which can be reused thousands of times. “Environmentally responsible dairy distribution filled from the farm and delivered to the customer in 10-litre kegs with a dispensing pump system so you can get your milk on tap,” says Nick. “Perfect for cafes, restaurants, hotels and corporate workplaces, and large employer staffrooms.” Spout Milk delivers milk kegs to major clients, including Te Pae Convention Centre, The Rees Hotel Queenstown, and Port Otago. Spout’s milk is pasteurised but not homogenised, offering a rich, creamy texture favoured by baristas for superior steaming and frothing. “There’s no permeates or hormones in our Pure Milk offering, so being less processed it tends to be a bit creamier than what you’d generally get in plastic bottles.” Along with their Pure Milk product, Spout Milk offer Pure A2 and Spout Pure A2 Low Fat, which has less fat than regular A2, but keeps its great flavour. Spout Milk partners with Canterbury dairy farmer, Alex Irvine of Canterbury’s Choice, and Southland dairy farmer, Logan Johnson from Farm Fresh South and Windy Ridge. “The milk is pasteurised and filled to order on-farm by dairy farmers that produce excellent milk and emphasise sustainable on-farm practices,” Nick says. In response to increasing demand for dairyfree milk alternatives, Spout Milk is soon to launch Oat Milk kegs for commercial businesses. “We’re working with Christchurch oat milk producer, Ōtautahi Oats, and we are trialling oat milk kegs in a couple of cafes. Up until now, most oat milks available are imported and shipped here in tetra paks, which is even worse than plastic bottles, because you can’t recycle them at all,” says Nick. With strong supplier relationships and a scalable model, Spout Milk’s future in premium milk production and supply that reduces single use packaging looks bright.
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