Welcome to Lausanne Dairies

Lausanne Dairies is situated in Killarney Gardens, Cape Town, with the offices and processing plant in full operation for the production of their superior quality dairy products.

The factory received HACCP certification from the SABS in 2004 and is audited annually. All Lausanne Dairies products have been certified Halaal by SANHA on their thorough evaluation and approval of all raw materials and manufacturing processes.

Consumers are therefore assured of Halaal compliance and quality dairy products of a high standard. Lausanne Dairies milk and cream are Kosher certified by the Cape Beth Din.

South African Dairy Championship Awards:

We also won Supplier of the year 2002 – awarded by the Compass Group for the Cape Region, and again the Supplier of the year 2004 – awarded by the Compass Group for Supply of Perishables.

In the beginning

The name Lausanne derived from the farm Lausanne where the dairy had its origin. The previous owner of the farm, a Mr E F Oettle, old magistrate from Van Rhynsdorp , bought the farm in 1910 and renamed it Lausanne, Switserland, in honour of his mother who descended from this city.

In the beginning of 1982, Pieter Colyn from Lausanne Farm decided to start a dairy to process, pack and distribute fresh dairy products for Namakwaland. It resulted in the start up of a stud-farm for breeding, acquiring of expensive machinery and set-up of an instant herd. The main breeding herd was bought from De Grendel, Vergelegen and Groote Post and enabled Lausanne Dairies, Vredendal to open its doors in late 1982.

During the 1990's the herd, under management of the Colyn's eldest daughter Jeanette, increased so drastically that they had to look for a bigger market. During this period the bigger processors in Cape Town started to target the developing Namakwaland market. Lausanne was left no choice but to start servicing the Cape Town market. A building was erected in Killarney Gardens and under the leadership of the second oldest daughter Estelle, marketing and distribution started in Cape Town.

During the late 1990's it was decided to move the whole dairy plant from Vredendal to Killarney Gardens as the travelling between Vredendal and Cape Town had ridiculous measurements. The dairy plant moved from Vredendal to Killarney Gardens during June 2000. Under the leadership of Rian & Jeanette Heyns, selected farmers were sourced, a competent staff base was acquired and production, marketing and distribution started.

As quality was a non-negotiable condition since the start of Lausanne Dairies, we strive to improve on quality and service constantly. Lausanne Dairies was one of the first independent family owned dairies in South Africa to receive HACCP certification by the SABS in 2004.

What is BST, rBST?

Cows naturally produce BST, bovine somatotropin, a hormone that's associated with milk production. An artificial version of this hormone was developed called "rBST" (recombinant bovine somatotropin) that, when injected into cows, can increase milk production.

Lausanne Dairies receives their milk supply from local independent family farms who sell exclusively to us, therefore, we are able to influence their practices. Lausanne Dairies requested that its farmers make a pledge not to use artificial growth hormones on their cows. Lausanne Dairies wishes to preserve the credibility of a natural milk supply.