Ever been to Cornwall ..... they talk funny down that way and I don't think A2 Milk would come out very well .....possibility lost in translation with all the arrrrs and de
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Not sure that I actually cited such figures, but I do agree it would be great if ATM ran a clinical trial in UK based on a decent-sized human sample. I'm sure ATM will have thought of this. Woodford has talked of some exciting new trials in the pipeline, and the UK would be an obvious place. The fact that the Curtin professor has been in Britain talking to the media there may possibly point to something. She's obviously very clued up.
Of course it will take more than a trial or two to convince the naysayers, but in the meantime a good chunk of UK consumerdom plus continuing debate there could be a goldmine for ATM. That's all we want.
Good question. Today I Emailed Fresha Valley the following...
"Hi Fresha Valley, I have been asked to enquire about the higher price for a2 milk -- if you get paid a higher price for producing your a2 milk compared with your a1 milk? I know I pay double the price for a2 compared to a1 milk at Countdown supermarkets. So I hope you are getting double the price for producing a2. I am making this enquiry for myself as a shareholder, and for other potential a2 milk drinkers. Also I have been asked what your markup is on a2. Regards. (my name)."
Yes that article about Rosemary Stanton finding the Curtin results "odd" has had wide coverage via the Fairfax chain. It's all part of the ongoing debate. There are more good clinical trial results in the pipeline which I'm sure she will find harder to just knock with vague general criticism.
She is well-known as a nutritionist who specialises largely in nutritional diet design. Not sure whether she has individual clients, but she says nothing about whether she has ever observed the practical results of clients trying A2 milk.
By contrast, here's the view of another well-known Australian nutritionist who deals at a practical level with clients experiencing health problems including autism (ASD) and ADHD as well as simple "tummy" problems.
"(i)t is my experience that so many of my clients do much better on A2 milk. Benefits noted by parents include: better digestion, regular bowel movements, less brain fog, children are more engaged, less skin rashes and ear infections, no nasal congestion/runny noses/hay fever, better mood and concentration. I often hear that language improves and that the child is happier. Thankfully, in Australia, we have a choice between A1 and A2 milk proteins!
I recommend to my clients that have distressed tummies that they try A2 milk products for 4 weeks and monitor for positive changes."
The full article for those interested is at:
http://www.paulatazzyman.com.au/2013...-milk-and-asd/
The research at Curtin into A1/A2 and digestive discomfort is an important step. But meanwhile the clinical research linking autism with BCM7 (A1 milk), and showing relief from ASD after switching to A2, has been building for over a decade and is getting very strong. Obviously A2MC has to be careful about pushing any claims on this, and no one is claiming that A1/BCM7 is the only trigger for autism, but it is certainly involved. Before long this aspect of the debate will become much more potent and headline-grabbing than mere tummy discomfort.
Good one seaweed
I take it that Fresha keep all the profit in selling A2 milk to countdown
My question was how much do ATM get from these sales?
I assume ATM collect a royalty or licence fee or something on the way through.
Anybody know how much ATM finally get on that 2L A2 milk?
Bugger all from those very early JV's is the answer, Fresha is the only one left now, expires in 2017 as I understand though.
ATM get a 50% across the counter price point premium in Australia and in the UK now that they have bought out Wiseman and adopted the Australian model.
The NZ market is such small fry, perhaps another reason also that ATM never revisited the Fresha JV is simply that they can make a whole bunch more by exporting A2 as infant formula to China, why pursue tiddly wink product sales locally when it can be value added and exported for a whole lot more.