Talk:Milo (drink)

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If you buy Milo in SE Asia, Milo is made in Malaysia. I also recently bought some milo in the Middle East, made in Syria (according to the label). Both have different tastes to the Australian Milo, especially the Syrian made Milo which is very sweet. Comparing the two side by side, it's obviously a different product, the Syrian milo having white/clear particles that look very much like sugar. In addition the Milso is a different colour.

[New author] Milo is also manufactured in Kenya by Nestle, and retains a taste that is similar to the Australian product. Kenyan Milo is widely available in the UK.

--Treebo 15:42, 22 August 2005 (UTC): Milo is also manufactured and sold in Sri Lanka.


I know some places have Milo McFlurries, at least Australia and I think South Africa. Can anyone expand upon this?

On a side note, I have Milo from Ghana and from New Zealand (Australia on the label), and they're not alike at all. Ghana's is very coarse and crunchy, while New Zealand's is closer to a fluffy powder, redder in color, and noticeably sweeter with a slightly different flavor. Ghana's makes that nice crunchy topping on milk, but New Zealand's is so full of air it's practically hydrophobic and won't mix in cold at all.

--midorigin 05:47, 29 November 2005 (UTC)


A few years ago (2001 actually) I used to make cold Milo all the time (in New Zealand) a glass of milk with a goot heaped spoonful of Milo. However one day I opened a new can and did this, only to be shocked to watch all my Milo disolve - instead of the crunchy-topped chocolate-tainted milk I was expecting, I got a chocolate milk. I rang the 0800 number on the can and was informed that Milo has recently ceased to be made in New Zealand, and the can I had was manufactured in Australia. While it tasted the same, it was a finer powder than the formally NZ-made stuff. I was dissapointed. I believe it has become a little grainer again since then.

This bears no relevance to the encyclopedic value of this entry, I just felt like mentioning it.

However, I was curious about this - if anyone has knowledge... In most local Asian supermarkets here you can buy 250mL cans of Milo - they are a sweet watery Milo mixture which is surprisingly nice cold (I've never tried it hot). I believe they come from Malaysia. Anyone know more? Are they popular? --Sycophant 08:53, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Milo outside of Asia

It is basically impossible to find Milo anywhere in North America. I have only ONCE seen milo for sale in an import store. It was only in a very small can (Malaysian origin) and was pretty expensive in comparison to actually buying it in Malaysia. To me, Milo has a slightly similar taste to Carnation Instant Breakfast (Nestle made) and Nesquik (again, Nestle).

I live in Colorado and Milo is sold at the local Safeway and City Market in the Mexican Food section. They have cans of pre-mixed which are marked as energy drinks and cans of powder. --David C.

I live in Vancouver, Canada. Plenty of Malaysian and Jamaican-made Milo in supermarkets. Both Asian and common supermarkets (though I have to say the Asian stores have better pricing... a Malaysian-made tin of 500g goes for about $3.99 CDN). --Eric L.

I think it was Tesco that imports a lot of Australian stuff into their stores, things like TimTams and Shapes, I can't remember if Milo was one of them. Shame they never imported Cherry Ripe, that is one of my favourite chocolate yum yum bars JayKeaton 14:38, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation of the word "Milo"

I'm interested in hearing how everyone pronounces Milo. As an American-English speaker I'm inclined to use the sound "my" as in "my foot," but most people I've heard in Ghana pronounce it with a "me" as in "me too."

-- midorigin 06:23, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

In New Zealand I've only ever heard the first pronounciation. Lisiate 04:36, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Personally I pronounce it the same: "My-Low" --211.28.114.3 09:01, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Portuguese influence in Ghana would lead to I being pronounced in the more Latin tongue of 'mi' and not 'my'. In Australia, if you called it anything other than 'my-low' you'd get some seriously strange looks.  :P 211.30.71.59 11:52, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Milo and Yoghurt

I sometimes eat milo one top of chocolate yoghurt or mousse. How much people do it?

[edit] Other Milo products

Maybe there should be a section on the other Milo products, eg cereal, chocolate bar, ice cream, etc, available. I would do it, but I'm a bit a wiki-novice and don't want to screw anything up. Thanks, --Colourblind 03:53, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Condensed Milk variation

when the article mentions 'milk', i presume it's normal milk and not condensed milk? in Singapore at least, mixing it with condensed milk is quite the norm; maybe the article could reflect this. Chensiyuan 03:39, 26 July 2006 (UTC)