Milligans Food Group, Auckland
Milligans Food Group

Our facilities

Two regions, five sites, one company. Manufacturing, blending and packing in Oamaru, with a purpose-built North Island base in Auckland. This is the scale most people never get to see.

12Production rooms across Oamaru and Auckland
30,000Square metres of manufacturing and storage
Since 1896A long heritage in food manufacturing and a trusted name
FSSC 22000Food safety certified across manufacturing, blending and packing

Where we are

Head office and manufacturing are in Oamaru, North Otago, where the company has been since 1896. Four North Otago sites: Chelmer Street, Cross Street and Endeavour Crescent in Oamaru, and Ngapara. Auckland gives us a North Island base close to port, retailers and the main foodservice distributors.

Oamaru
Chelmer Street — head office, manufacturing, blending, packing, storage
Oamaru
Cross Street — cheese cut and wrap, powder blending, cool and dry storage, distribution
Oamaru
Endeavour Crescent — blending, bulk storage, expansion capacity
Auckland / Wiri
Cheese cutting and wrapping, warehousing, distribution, sales
Ngapara
The original 1896 flour mill, with the feed mill still operating
New Zealand — Auckland and Oamaru
Auckland
Oamaru
North Otago

Oamaru

Head office and the core of the business, across three Oamaru sites. Milk powders, cheese, butter, dairy fats, proteins, sauces and mixes are made, blended and packed here, with dry and chilled storage on site.

Site 1 · Oamaru

Chelmer Street

Head office and the main plant, where the company has been since 1896. Manufacturing, blending, packing and storage under one roof, with head office alongside.

Manufacturing
Butter and ghee packing. Sauce and mix production.
Blending
Dry blending of powders and proteins.
Storage
Dry and chilled stores, MPI Dairy RMP-registered.
Milligans Chelmer Street site, Oamaru
Site 2 · Oamaru

Cross Street

Cheese cut and wrap, powder blending and the distribution centre, with cool and dry storage on site.

Cheese
Cutting, slicing, grating and wrapping
Blending
Powder blending
Storage
Cool and dry stores
Distribution
Dispatch and distribution
Milligans cheese cutting and wrapping
Site 3 · Oamaru

Endeavour Crescent

Expanded blending and bulk storage, with room for the next stage of growth.

Blending
Additional dry blending capacity
Storage
Bulk ingredient and finished goods storage
Growth
Footprint held for future lines
Endeavour Crescent site, Oamaru
Site 4 · Auckland, Wiri

North Island base

Purpose-built and opened in 2023, replacing the warehouse we ran in Auckland since 2003. Cheese cutting and wrapping, warehousing and distribution for the North Island, with the sales team on site.

Manufacturing
Cheese cutting and wrapping
Storage
Dry and chilled, RMP-registered
Distribution
North Island retail and foodservice, close to port
Auckland site, Wiri
Site 5 · North Otago

Ngapara

Where the business began in 1896. The original Oamaru-stone flour mill still stands intact, and the feed mill alongside it operates to this day.

Feed mill
Still operating, producing Milligans Feeds
Flour mill
The 1896 three-storey Oamaru-stone mill, still intact
Ngapara mill, North Otago

Production capabilities

Dedicated lines for powders, cheese, butter, fats and sauces, backed by on-site laboratories and storage.

Dairy powder blending plant

Dairy powder blending

Milk powders, proteins and functional dairy blends to specification, pouches through to 25kg bags.

General powder blending

General powder blending

Non-dairy dry blends: batters, coatings, pancake and dessert mixes.

Cheese cutting and wrapping

Cheese cut & wrap

Blocks, slices, grated and shredded, retail through to catering formats.

Processed cheese line

Processed cheese

Processed cheese slices and blocks for retail and foodservice.

Butter

Foil-wrapped pats, tubs and spreadables, salted and unsalted.

Fats

AMF, ghee and bulk dairy fats, from retail jars to drums.

Sauces & syrups

Mayonnaise and sauces, milkshake syrups and slushie bases.

In-house laboratory

State-of-the-art on-site labs with fat and protein analytics.

Palletising and dispatch

Storage & dispatch

Dry and chilled stores, palletised and dispatched from site.

Certifications

Independently audited and registered with MPI for dairy manufacture and export.

FSSC 22000

GFSI-recognised food safety certification covering manufacturing, blending and packing.

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MPI Dairy RMP

Registered Risk Management Programme for dairy at Oamaru and Auckland, the basis for export eligibility.

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Registered exporter

New Zealand Food Safety registered exporter of dairy products.

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Registered importer

Registered food importer, covering ingredients brought in for manufacture and supply.

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