The company has collaborated with the popular Lewis Road Creamery for its Lewis Road Creamery Fresh Vanilla Milk, which was launched in New Zealand last week. At the same time, Lewis Road Creamery has also collaborated with another popular Kiwi brand, Coffee Supreme, to create the Lewis Road Creamery Fresh Coffee Milk.

Heilala says that the public has been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the two new milk flavours after Lewis Road Creamery created a frenzy last year when it collaborated with Whittaker’s Chocolate to release a chocolate milk.  

Heilala’s Pure Vanilla Extract, made from premium, hand-selected, organically grown beans from Tonga, is being used in the smooth, velvety milk. The company says the result is a complex, creamy and mildly sweet vanilla extract that is gently warmed through Lewis Road Creamery’s permeate-free Premium Whole Milk, with natural cane sugar to complement the vanilla flavour.

The use of a pure vanilla extract, and not an essence, to create the vanilla milk is a New Zealand-first, and quite possibly a world-first.

Heilala Vanilla founder, Jennifer Boggiss, says she is delighted with the product and how it has allowed the product to shine. “The process used to create Fresh Vanilla Milkmeans the delicate flavour of Heilala Vanilla is not lost but rather amplified resulting in an aromatic, subtly sweet and velvety milk that really is a taste sensation.”

Boggiss says she is most excited as the launch of the Lewis Road Heilala Fresh Vanilla Milk further demonstrates Heilala’s continuing drive to head in new directions with other premium food companies. “These collaborations further reinforce our commitment to our growers in Tonga and together we can be proud of producing a world class vanilla product all of Tonga can be proud of.”

Lewis Road Creamery founder and chief executive, Peter Cullinane, says, “Heilala Vanilla and Coffee Supreme represent the very finest within their respective categories and share our vision of delivering world-class products to their customers.”

Lewis Road Creamery Fresh Vanilla Milk is available from selected supermarkets and specialty food stores in New Zealand.