Robert Burns' Mauchline farm makes deal with London company

After joining forces with three farms across northern Scotland, Mossgiel Organic Dairy has now teamed up with Modern Milkman, expanding its reach significantly as demand grows for less processed milk.

Potentially reaching thousands of customers and cafés across the capital, Modern Milkman is rolling out slowly brewed, non-homogenised whole milk from Mossgiel Organic Dairy.

The firms say the move is in response to rising customer demand driven by wellness trends, social media platforms like TikTok, and increasingly health-conscious consumers questioning how their food is produced.

The move marks a significant step for the Ayrshire-based producer, whose sustainable farming dream began in early 2015, when farmer Bryce - the third generation of the Cunningham family to work the farm - grew frustrated with an unforgiving dairy industry dominated by mega-dairies.

Mossgiel has increased capacity by more than 10 per cent following the aforementioned addition of three farms across the north of Scotland as direct milk suppliers, giving the business greater control over its milk pool as it expands beyond Scotland.

The history of Mossgiel dates back the time of Scotland's bard, when national poet Robert Burns lived and ploughed the fields between 1784 and 1786, and it's said to be Scotland’s only fully independent organic dairy of its kind.

Farmer Bryce said demand is being driven by people looking for milk that feels closer to its natural state.

Mossgiel Organic Milk's Bryce Cunningham. (Image: Colin Mearns)

He said: “Modern Milkman gives us access to a completely different scale of market. It opens the door to reaching thousands more households who are actively looking for better food systems - and it allows us to do that while staying true to everything we stand for.

“Today, what’s sold as ‘whole milk’ often isn’t what people think it is. It’s standardised, processed at scale, and stripped back before being rebuilt.

"That changes the flavour and the character of the product. Our low and slow brewing process does the opposite. It keeps the integrity of the milk intact.

“We are seeing real curiosity around how food is produced. People want good, old-fashioned milk with minimal processing and maximum taste.

"We cannot sell raw milk widely in the UK, but brewed milk gives people something more natural and more sustainable, with real flavour, but still produced to the highest safety standards.”

Jenny Thomason, UK head of commercial at Modern Milkman, added: “There is a growing interest in where food comes from and how much it is processed.

"We set out to find the closest possible alternative to raw milk that still meets regulations, and Mossgiel stood out straight away.”

Mossgiel milk is now available via home delivery to Modern Milkman customers in London and other parts of the UK, priced at £2.80 for a one litre glass bottle.