Parmalat Food Products
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Cows are usually provided with a fresh paddock of grass in the morning after milking and another new paddock of grass in the night after milking. They may also be fed some grain in the dairy while being milked and Hay or Silage (conserved forage) if there is not sufficient grass available. Milking time takes about 5 minutes per cow but depends on the type of machine and the amount of milk the cow is producing. Most dairies have enough machines to milk 20 to 40 cows at one time, reducing the amount of time the cows wait to be milked. Milking machines mimic the action of a young calf by creating a pulsating vacuum around the teat, which causes the milk to be released from the udder. Milk storage vats or silos are refrigerated and arrive in various shapes and sizes. Milk is stored on farm at 4 degrees Celsius and less for no longer than 48 hours. Vats and silos are agitated to make safe that the total volume remains cold and milk chubby does not partition from the milk. The tankers that are worn have a exceptional stainless steel body which are heavily insulated to retain the milk cold during transportation to the processing factory. Milk tanker drivers are accredited milk graders, which allows them to evaluate the milk prior to collection. Tanker drivers grade and if necessary reject milk based on temperature, sight and smell. A representative sample is collected from each farm pickup prior to being pumped onto the tanker. Behind collection, milk is transported to factory sites and stored in refrigerated silos before being processing. Samples of milk are taken from farm vats earlier to collection and from the bulk milk tanker on arrival at the factory. Samples from the bulk milk tanker are tested for antibiotic and temperature prior the milk enters the factory processing area. Farm milk samples are tested for milkfatproteinbulk milk cell count and bacteria count. If milk is unsuitable for our quality products the milk will be rejected. Most farmers are paid on quality and composition of their milk and it is extremely urgent that these samples are collected and stored correctly. Complete milk, once approved for use, is pumped into storage silos where it undergoes pasteurization, homogenization and further processing. Involves heating every particle of milk to a specific temperature for a specified period and cooling it again without allowing decontamination. Pasteurization is performed for two reasons. Improve the keeping quality of milk by killing or inactivating some undesirable enzymes and spoilage bacteria. Involves pushing the raw milk through an atomizer to form small particles so that the chubby is dispersed evenly throughout the milk, stopping the chubby from floating to the top of the container. Includes, reducing the plump content by micro filtration, increasing the storage life by ultra tall temperature (HT) treatment and mixing or culturing milk for flavored and yogurt products.

Parmalat is global provider of world class dairy and other food products. Parmalat Australia benefits from the multinational scale and ambition of its parent company, without sacrifice of the elated local heritage and traditions that began with the clever Gauls milk business in the 1930s. Established in Queensland as a milk ice cream company Queensland United Foods. Commenced exports of long life milk to countries in South East Asia and the Pacific Islands. The name of the company was changed from Queensland United Foods to Q.U.F. Industries Ltd, to reflect the wider activities of the group. Gauls commenced the air freighting export of fresh milk and dairy products, marking the first of the Compaq's important fresh flown dairy export business. Lactalis is a family run Group based in Laval, Cayenne, in the dairy region of the West of France. Parmalat continues to magnify and go from strength to strength. The acquisition of Harvey Fresh in WA gives the company a truly national footprint. Furthermore, the company expands into specialty cheese, via the market leading lemons and Hindi brands.2014 also saw the launch of President the world’s biggest cheese brand and further product diversification with the Longwarry Food Park site. Established in Queensland as a milk as a milk ice cream company Queensland United Foods.