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The Margaret River Dairy Company Sustainability Actions

Local ownership returned in 2024

In 2024, the Margaret River Dairy Company was bought by a local dairy consortium called The Cheeky Cow after the business had been closed under its former owner. News reports said the site in Metricup was being brought back into local hands and production was expected to restart. This matters for sustainability in a broad sense because local ownership can make it easier to keep jobs, maintain regional food production, and reduce the risk of a brand being lost from the area. The reports do not show any formal environmental program tied to the takeover.

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Production was shut in 2023

In 2023, Manassen Foods announced that the Margaret River Dairy Company would close after it could not find a buyer. News coverage said the closure ended production at the Metricup site and affected a business that had been part of the local area for decades. This is not a sustainability action in the positive sense, but it is a material event in the brand’s recent history because it changed where and how the dairy products were made. The available reports do not link the closure to any environmental target or ESG plan.

Award recognition for product quality

The brand was reported to have won gold and silver awards from the Dairy Industry Association of Australia and the Perth Food Awards in 2021 and 2022. These awards were for product quality, not for environmental or social performance. They show that the company had a recognised place in the dairy market, but they do not provide evidence about sustainability practices such as emissions, water use, packaging, or labour standards.

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