The Qualité Award is the only mark of excellence for dairy products in South Africa, and is awarded to products of exceptional quality only, namely SA Champion award winners that have obtained a specific minimum point on the international scorecard. Only a very limited number of products obtain this prestigious award and are allowed to display the distinctive logo for the ensuing year, which is supported by the main retailers in South Africa.
SA Dairy Product of the Year Award
All Qualité awarded products are judged by an independent panel of five senior judges to determine the overall winner. The product scoring the highest average point is announced the SA Dairy Product of the Year.
SA Champion Award
The SA Dairy Championships consists of 10 categories and just over 100 classes for end products in the processing line of the dairy industry. The winner in each class of the SA Dairy Championships is awarded the title of SA Champion.
CLICK HERE for the 2022 Hybrid SA Dairy Awards and the full 2022 SA Dairy Championships results booklet Lactalis South Africa’s 18-months Mature Cheddar, made especially for Woolworths, was crowned the Dairy Product of the Year at the 189th South African Dairy Awards...
MEDIA RELEASE More than 900 dairy products compete in the 2022 South African Dairy Championships, the largest and oldest dairy competition in Africa. This year, the championships is hosted for the 189th year by Agri-Expo. The judging took place on Thursday 24 and...
All dairy producers are invited to enter the 2022 South African Dairy Championships, the biggest, oldest and most prestigious dairy event in the country. The championships, hosted by Agri-Expo since 1834, annually attracts around 900 entries from large, medium and...
The 2021 SA Dairy Championships was featured on the Expresso breakfast show on S3 national television with four different inserts. Click on the videos below to view the inserts: 26 February 2021: SA Dairy Championships Judging 26 March 2021: SA Dairy...
Lactalis South Africa’s 10-months Mature Gouda, made especially for Woolworths, was crowned the South African Dairy Product of the Year for an unrivalled third time at the South African Dairy Awards on Friday 26 March 2021 at Cavalli Estate near Stellenbosch. This...
Nearly 900 dairy products compete in the 2021 South African Dairy Championships, the largest and oldest dairy competition in Africa, which takes place from Thursday 25 to Friday 26 February 2021. The championships judging returned to Elsenburg outside Stellenbosch...
