Delivering World-Class Spray Drying Solutions

Melody Dairies delivers high-quality and complex powders to markets around the world.

Based in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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our facility

As an infant-grade plant, we operate to the highest standards of safety, traceability, and quality, supporting global nutrition markets with reliable and consistent production.

Our facility is purpose-built to handle a range of dairy and complex processing requirements, from raw milk intake, micro-dispensary and complex ingredient tipping through to finished bulk powder packaging.

With a strong focus on precision and quality assurance, we partner with our industry leading shareholders and external customers to produce products that meet stringent international specifications and market requirements.

Shareholders

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pamu

From sheep stations in the high country to leading-edge dairy, horticulture and forestry systems, Pāmu continues to evolve, demonstrating what sustainable and innovative agriculture looks like. We farm not just for today, but for generations to come.

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Spring SHeep

Spring Sheep is a New Zealand sheep dairy company and the largest sheep milk operator in the Southern Hemisphere, with business spanning the full value chain from genetics and farming through to processing, ingredients and branded nutrition products.

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Nu-Mega Ingredients

Nu-Mega Ingredients is a leading Australasian developer and manufacturer of specialty nutritional ingredients, with particular expertise in DHA and ARA based nutrition.

Together, our shareholders
provide the foundation for
innovation, quality, and
global reach.

What we do

Melody Dairies offers fully
integrated dairy and aqueous
processing capabilities, including:

  • We receive and manage high-quality raw milk streams with rigorous intake testing and traceability systems, ensuring only the best inputs enter our process.

  • Our wet mixing and micro ingredient dispensary deliver precise ingredient blending with a focus on consistency, quality, food safety, and full traceability.

  • Designed for flexibility and precision, our 1.2-tonne-per-hour Tetra Pak spray dryer manufactures high-quality sheep, goat, cow, DHA, and ARA powders to meet diverse customer requirements.

  • We package powders into 10 kg to 25 kg bags, using nitrogen gas flushing to maintain product quality, freshness, and extended shelf life.

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our products

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  • In close partnership with Spring Sheep Milk Co, Melody Dairies is committed to setting the benchmark for premium base powder production. By combining the expertise and capabilities of both organisations, wedeliver consistently high-quality products designed to meet the expectations of global nutrition markets, with every batch reflecting our shared commitment to excellence.

  • Nu-Mega Ingredients is a global leader in microencapsulation technology and advanced nutritional ingredient solutions, with more than 25 years of expertise supporting the food, beverage and nutrition industries.Nu-Mega’s proprietary microencapsulation technology protects sensitive nutritional oils including DHA, EPA and ARA, helping manufacturers achieve high levels of fortification while maintaining stability, application performance and an excellent consumer sensory experience.Through its Driphorm® microencapsulated powders, nutritional oils, Gelphorm® emulsion technology and choline solutions, Nu-Mega provides versatile ingredient solutions for infant nutrition, dairy, beverages, supplements and functional foods, backed by extensive research, application expertise and technical support.

contact

We welcome enquiries from customers, partners, and those interested in working with Melody Dairies.

Whether you are looking to develop a product, understand our manufacturing capabilities, or explore partnership opportunities, our team is here to help.

Email careers@melodydairies.nz
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