Cookhouse Creamery Timeline

1926
Factory Established
The original factory was established in Cookhouse.
2018
Purchased by Just Milk Group
Factory re-opened after the Dairybelle liquidation.
2022
Factory Shop Opened
Opened on the N10 to serve the public with cheese and dairy products.
2023
Elliot / Khowa Milk Added
Started bringing in milk from Just Milk farms near Khowa and Elliot.
2024
Khowa Factory Opened
Second factory began production in June 2024 using Mountain View milk sourced from Just Milk farms.

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Meet Our Team:

Cookhouse Creamery

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Buster Brotherton – Managing Director

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Chris Norval – Operations Manager

Quality

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Rina Kleynhans – Quality Manager

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Lindisipho Mapela – Quality Assurance Officer

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Happiness Mufamadi – Quality Controller

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Amanda Silonjana – Senior Lab Tech

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Lesego Xaba – Lab Tech

Stores

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Jonathan Petrus – Stores Manager

Aya - Stores admin

Ayabukwa Nasiphi  – Stores Admin & Reporting

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Nandipha Stemele – Secondary Packaging Supervisor

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Odwa Sixaso – Cut and Seal Supervisor

Production

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Danville Willemse – Production Manager

Deon - Stores supervisor

Deon Coetzee – Production Supervisor

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Christo de Beer – Cheesemaker

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Spedion Jones – Cheesemaker

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Dewald Rabie – Cheesemaker

Sales

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Lindy Ward – Logistics & Sales Manager

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Willie Mans – Sales

Michelle - Factory shop Manager

Michelle Coetzee – Factory Shop Manager

Maintenance

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Moses Kandayi – Maintenance Manager

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Hennie Schultz – Maintenance Foreman

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Johan Schultz – Maintenance Artisan

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McGyver Mtshiza – Maintenance Artisan

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Imogene Maja – Maintenance Planner

Elliot/Khowa Factory

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Tammy Gratz – Factory Manager

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Vincent Bergh – Maintenance

Musawenkosi Petros – Factory Manager Assistant

Abraham Madikoane – Cheesemaker

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Christinah Motshabi – Quality Control

Office and Support

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Anathi Ntshobane
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Annerien Naudé – Labour Relations Manager

Anathi Ntshobane – HR Generalist

Sinobomi Maphini – HR Administrator

Kirsty Barkhuizen

Kirsty Barkhuizen – Financial Manager

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Elaine de Beer – Finance Clerk

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Sibusisiwe Zangwa – Admin / Bookkeeping

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Melissa Loock – Administrator