Manitoba news: Von Slick’s flavoured butter wins at World Dairy Expo [Video]

A Manitoba company competed against the cream of the crop at the world’s largest dairy expo and came out the big cheese.

Von Slick’s Finishing Touch, a flavoured butter company based in Middlebro, Manitoba, competed in a number of categories at the World Dairy Expo’s product contests earlier this month. The buttery biz came away the first and only Canadian winner at the event held in Madison, Wisconsin.

The company’s push tube finishing butter took home first place in the creative and innovative products competition, while the product narrowly missed out on the top spot in the flavoured butter category.

“We scored a 99.6 out of 100, and the winner scored a 99.8, so it was a nail-biter,” said Von Slick’s co-founder Landon Kroeker.

Von Slick’s Finishing Touch butters are shown in an undated image. (Von Slick’s Finishing Touch)

The Prairie-made products were among 1,300 entries eligible at this year’s …