An ambitious Cheshire dairy wants to become the first UK company to export extra shelf life (ESL) fresh milk to China – thanks to help from Reaseheath College.
NEMI Dairy, based in Audlem, near Nantwich, is in advanced discussions to sell its milk, which is naturally enriched with selenium, in major cities across the country.
Founder and managing director Andrew Henderson wants to see his milk on sale in China by August 1 this year – and if he hits his lofty target, he’ll have the team of experts from Reaseheath College, near Nantwich, to thank for their continued support.
Henderson attended a business masterclass run by the college’s European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funded SME Business Growth Programme in October.
And Reaseheath’s food production unit also worked with him to test the milk and make sure it could stay fresher for longer.
"The team at Reaseheath has been so supportive of every part of our work,” said Henderson, who launched NEMI more than three years ago but has been working on the concept for more than ten years.
"Obviously, due to time and distance it takes to cross continents, there is an issue with getting fresh milk to China but we’ve come up with a process that not only has the extended shelf life but makes sure the milk maintains that fresh taste.
"The Reaseheath team have been excellent in the sense that they have done the research and development work for us into the shelf life of the milk.”
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