Aldi Milo made in Singapore not Australia: Shoppers outraged

Aldi customers have been left furious after finding out large tubs of Milo sold at the supermarket are made in Singapore – and they claim the taste is ‘completely different’ and ‘weird’.

A customer posted a warning to others on a popular Aldi page explaining they were put off by the ‘revolting’ taste of the product before discovering its origins.

‘Last week I bought a tin from Aldi, it tasted really weird and had a weird texture. I called Nestle and the lady told me the 1.25kg tins are being made in Singapore while machines here are updated,’ she said.

‘Make sure you check the back of the tin if you want Milo that tastes like real Milo.’

She went on to say she found ‘real Milo’ at Coles where she purchased a one-kilo tin. 

Nestle confirmed with FEMAIL they were temporarily making the product in Singapore while upgrades were made to their factory.

‘Milo is proudly made in Smithtown on the NSW mid-North Coast – where it has been made since 1934,’ a spokesperson said. 

‘We have been investing in upgrading our factory for the future. To ensure Milo fans didn’t miss out during this time, we imported some Milo from our factory in Singapore. This was limited to the 1.25kg tin sold in Aldi for a very limited time,’ they added.

They also admitted the Singapore recipe is different to the Australian recipe but maintained it is ‘very similar’.

They also said Australian stock is ‘already coming back onto the shelf’.

However, others revealed they have also bought ‘off tasting’ Milo at other stores; they are unsure where it was made because the threw out the cans.

One man said his family go through about a kilogram of the drink each week and have noticed it has been inconsistent recently.

‘Sometimes I get a normal tin, then I get an off tin and just suck it up because they are so expensive,’ he said.

‘I was beginning to think I was crazy because sometimes it is good and sometimes it isn’t so I am glad I am not the only one.’

One woman said she recently had ‘a glass of Milo and couldn’t stomach it’ which made her doubt herself.

‘I thought my taste buds had changed being an adult with responsibilities but maybe I had the Singapore one,’ one woman wrote on the post.

‘It tasted nothing like my childhood.’ 

The customer said the Milo they got from Coles was much better and showed others how to work out if the product was local or foreign made

Another person said they took a RAT test after trying the product ‘a few times’ because they thought their sense of taste.

One woman who described herself as a die-hard Milo addict said she is often left shocked by the different varieties on the shelf.

‘I have experienced this disappointment so often while traveling or living overseas,’ she said.

Another person said it is frustrating because she ‘can’t afford to be wasting money on Milo’ that doesn’t taste like the traditional Australian version.

FEMAIL has reached out to Nestle and Aldi for comment.