'I couldn't stomach it': Australians appalled by taste of made-in-Singapore Milo

[The_King]

 

 

The familiar taste of Milo is something that many of us have come to love. However, our Australian counterparts don't seem to share the same sentiment, at least for the ones produced in Singapore.

A disgruntled shopper from Down Under made a post on the Aldi Mums Facebook group lamenting the 'weird texture' and taste of the beverage that they purchased from supermarket chain Aldi, reported 7News Australia on Thursday (March 3). 

 

The customer wrote that they called up Nestle Australia, which explained that the 1.25kg tins that they purchased were imported from Singapore. 

A spokesperson from Nestle Australia told Australian media that the production of Milo tins for Aldi stores was temporarily moved to Singapore while Milo's factories in New South Wales are being upgraded. 

"We have been investing in upgrading our factory for the future. To ensure Milo fans didn't miss out during this time, we imported some Milo from our factory in Singapore," they said, reported the Daily Mail Australia.

The company added that the made-in-Singapore Milo was limited to the 1.25kg tin sold in Aldi for a limited time and that the Australian stock is already returning to the shelf. 

In the same Facebook post, the customer shared a picture of the Milo tin that was purchased from Aldi, which had a label indicating that the drink was "made in Singapore" and "packed in Australia". 

“Make sure you check the back of the tin if you want Milo that actually tastes like Milo (trust me you don’t want to waste your money on the one made in Singapore, it’s terrible)," wrote the customer. 

Another customer also chimed in, saying: “Oh my gosh! I literally had a glass of Milo and couldn’t stomach it! I thought my taste buds had changed being an adult with responsibilities, but I think I had the Singapore one! It tastes nothing like my childhood.”

Singapore has been producing Milo since its Jurong factory was opened in 1984. The factory is also the single largest factory for the production of malt extract in the world. 

Milo products sold in Singapore are mainly manufactured locally, although small quantities are imported from other countries like Australia and Malaysia according to a Straits Times report in 2015.

AsiaOne has reached out to Nestle Singapore for comments. 

[The_King]

Nestlé responds

Speaking to 7NEWS.com.au, a Nestlé Australia spokesperson acknowledged that the taste of MILO made in Singapore is “not quite the same.

“MILO is proudly made in Smithtown on the NSW mid-North Coast – where it has been made since 1934,” the spokesperson said.

“We have been investing in upgrading our factory for the future. To ensure MILO fans didn’t miss out during this time, we imported some MILO from our factory in Singapore. This was limited to the 1.25kg tin sold in ALDI for a very limited time.

File image of an ALDI store. Credit: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images

“While we know it’s not quite the same, the recipe is very similar to our Australian produced MILO and every effort has been made to ensure the ingredients and taste is as close to the recipe that MILO fans know and love.”

ALDI customers who are not satisfied with a product are encouraged to return it to stores for a full refund or replacement.

[The_King]

look at the label tell everything

 

 

 

Sg milo

[socrates469bc]

amdk aussies jin kumgong.

 

if they think milo is bad enough, they havent tried bolehsia-produced cocoa butter substitute kit kats yet.

 

wahahahahahahahahah

 

 

[Bigbird]

I also feel SG Milo taste like crap!

 

My small can left on shelve till expired!

Edited March 3, 2022 by Bigbird

[chamfer]

Australia milo has a more richer and creamy taste.

 

The local version lacks the creamy taste and slight more sweet taste.

 

I'm a Ovaltine fan since young time. Still prefer it over milo.

Edited March 3, 2022 by chamfer

[XianGe]

Tot sinkieland Milo is from truelyasia? It's been known that Aussie Milo is good and truelyasia one cmi... 

[socrates469bc]

11 hours ago, Bigbird said:

I also feel SG Milo taste like crap!

 

My small can left on shelve till expired!

 

11 hours ago, chamfer said:

Australia milo has a more richer and creamy taste.

 

The local version lacks the creamy taste and slight more sweet taste.

 

I'm a Ovaltine fan since young time. Still prefer it over milo.

 

1 hour ago, XianGe said:

Tot sinkieland Milo is from truelyasia? It's been known that Aussie Milo is good and truelyasia one cmi... 

 

the recipe is the same.

 

difference is in the proportion.

 

once u all smelly peasants been to their bolehsia and pappyland manufacturing facilities, then u all know how much u r overpaying for milo liao.

 

wahahahahahahahahaha