Western Star is an Australian butter and spreads brand founded in 1926 in the Western Districts of Victoria.
Western Star has been Crafting Butter in Victoria since 1926 when the leading butter makers in the Western District came together. Over 95 years later and trusted for generations, Western Star truly is Australia's Favourite.
A brand with a proud Australian heritage, Western Star is synonymous with quality butter. Produced from only the freshest ingredients, Western Star is famous for its Pure Five Star Taste. Western Star originated in the west of Victoria in the late 1800s.
Pepe Saya Buttery was started in 2010, with the dream of making a beautiful tasting Australian cultured butter and creating a shift towards using local butter. Made in a unique round pat with the iconic Pepe Saya head, the first rounds were sold at Carriageworks Farmers Markets in November 2010.
The company is owned by Daimler Truck North America, which is now the parent company of Freightliner Corporation. Daimler Truck North America owns several brands in addition to Western Star and Freightliner, including Demand Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Alliance Parts and Detroit Diesel.
Our delicious, high-quality West Coast, New Zealand salted butter is crafted from milk from healthy cows on lush pasture. With a rich golden colour, our butter is made using the traditional Fritz Churn method, giving it a unique creamy flavour and smooth mouthfeel.
As Australia's favourite butter, Western Star is Australia's number one selling butter and has won multiple industry awards over the years.
Western Star is an Australian butter and spreads brand founded in 1926 in the Western Districts of Victoria. Products are widely distributed across Australia and available in most supermarkets. The brand is owned by Fonterra.
“In Australia and New Zealand, the cows are fed on pasture, so their milk contains a yellow-orange pigment called beta-carotene, which makes the butter yellow. In many other countries, especially Europe, the cows are fed on grain, so the colour of the butter is a pale, cream colour.”
OUR COMPANY
Originating in the USA in 1967 and part of the Daimler AG group since 2000, Western Star Trucks is a premier producer of hand-crafted heavy-duty trucks engineered for the toughest conditions. Underpinned by a long-standing North American heritage, the custom-built X-Series exudes legendary durability.
The Farm House Natural Cheeses is located in the lush Fraser Valley of British Columbia. This small, local farm is home to Jersey, Guernsey and Brown Swiss cows that provide all the milk used to make their cheese, yogurt, small-batch butter and whole artisan milk.
Lurpak® is produced at the Arla Foods dairy “Holstebro Smør” in the Jutlandian town of Holstebro. Lurpak® is sold worldwide, and is often served in small flight packages onboard airplanes.
This butter is made up of finest cow milks in New Zealand, definitely making the butter fresh and of high quality. It contains vitamins and minerals that strengthens the immune system and your bones as well! Taste the goodness of New Zealand and choose Queensland Fresh Butter!
Best American-Style Butter: Cabot
This slightly higher amount of water (compared to European-style butter) steams in the heat of the oven, puffing up flaky pie crusts, plush cakes, and crispy-edged cookies, making them light, fluffy, and tender.
LURPAK® QUALITY BUTTER SINCE 1901
We have had an uncompromising approach to making real, quality lactic butter since 1901. Made only with the highest quality ingredients Lurpak® butter has a distinctive, creamy delicate and fresh taste.
1. Rodolphe Le Meunier. One of many on this list that have been thought of as the best butter in the world, Rodolphe Le Meunier is one of the most highly regarded brands out there and is adored by the one-and-only Nancy Silverton (via Saveur).
Ghee is clarified butter, meaning the milk fat has been rendered from the butter and removed, leaving only the pure butterfat behind. You can cook with ghee as you would with butter.
“Grass-fed butter has the nutritional edge in that it offers more heart-healthy nutrients than regular butter in a less-processed product than margarine,” Malkani says. You can typically find grass-fed butter at the grocery store or natural foods market. Look for terms like “pasture” and “grass-fed” on the label.
Lurpak butter and its dupes have increased in price over the last year. Aldi, Lidl and Morrisons all have their own-brand equivalent of Lurpak. Aldi sells Nordpak, Lidl offers Danpak and Morrisons stock Spreadable.
Food Standards Australia announced that the range of Devondale and Woolworths butter and butter blend products had been pulled from shelves. The products have been available for sale nationally at Woolworths, Coles, ALDI, independent supermarkets and Costco.
My dealer just informed me that my 4900's on order to be built in January are canceled as the 4900 is being discontinued except for a few case by case units. I'm beyond upset and disappointed and am now being forced to order Peterbilts. When Western Star was a stand alone company.