Talk:Milo (drink)

message: Really enjoyed this article's details, but can't make sense of the sentence "The evaporatioking them and changing the taste and texture of the product."
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A large amount of malt extract (malt is the grain itself) is made for the food industry, and not just Milo. It is either vacuum dried to 10% water and sold in drums, or spray dried in a heated flu to become a powder. Canterbury Foods (Lion Nathan), Joe White (AWB), and Coopers (SA) manufacture most of the extract. I suspect Milo would buy extract from these suppliers, and then do their own roasting to the desired color and clumping.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.33.245.201 (talk) 23:58, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Marketing and Manufacturing

message: Haha, I laughed when Milo Dinosaur linked to Dinosaur... Venny85 (talk) 15:34, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Milo Dinosaur

message: 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 live in Central Texas. I usually buy it at Asian stores or on Amazon.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.50.55.195 (talk) 18:54, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Milo outside of Asia 

message: 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)
replies: text: In Malaysia they usually say "Mee-Low" except if they work with tourists when they say "My-Low". As a German my pronunciation would be closer to the Malay version. (also since Nestle is a French Swiss company I assumed the pronunciation would be more French and less English. I didn't know about. the Australian history of it) On the other hand we have no Milo in Germany.
60.50.22.107 (talk) 03:30, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've lived in New Zealand and Malaysia. In New Zealand, it's "my-lo". In Malaysia, it's "mee-lo".
Who are these Australians who think it's pronounced "Mee-low" here?! It's always been "My-low". Here's a 1988 TV ad that clearly states the pronunciation in the jingle. Pureriviera (talk) 04:32, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation of the word "Milo" 

message: I sometimes eat milo one top of chocolate yoghurt or mousse. How much people do it?
::Eewww. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:45, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Milo and Yoghurt 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Other Milo products 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Condensed Milk variation 

message: This chocolate drink intruiges me. I wish i could get a box of it. Although we have chocolate milk in Serbia. RocketMaster (talk) 15:45, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fine 

message: "One can order Milo in Singapore or Malaysia's Kopi tiams by placing an order for "Tak Kieu" ("Kick ball" in Hokkien), referring to the fact that the company has been sponsoring soccer events in the region, especially in Singapore, and has been using pictures showing soccer players." I personally have never heard in Malaysia that you can order Milo by saying "tak kieu". I'm going to remove it as it sounds like someone posted it as a joke. If anyone can verify this, accept my apologies and revert the edit.Senaiboy (talk) 12:15, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Tak Kieu"?? 

message: Although several chocolate drinks are marketed in Colombia, I seriously doubt that Milo will ever be displaced from the #1 spot. It's the most traditional chocolate drink in this country (and the best, in my opinion). It's pronounced like "me" instead of "my". Alvabass (talk) 18:22, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Milo in Colombia 

message: This is one of the most ridicculous things i've ever read:
 "The high calorie content means Milo can be useful for preventing weight loss."
While being factually correct this phrase tries to turn the potentially unhealthy high sugar content into something good. The solution for a problem that doesn't exist in reality 77.11.216.120 (talk) 07:12, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Energy Content 

message: The article quotes a source that Milo contains theobromine, and addictive substance. Read the reference. It is for the Nigerian brand made from cocoa. Does malted barley contain this substance? Is it really addictive? Was this bit added by an Ovaltiner?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.33.245.201 (talk) 23:49, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Addictive? 

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message: I suggest Colombia be added to Milo's main markets, it's a really popular drink in Colombia and there are loads of derivative products. 
Milo biscuits: http://www.corporativa.nestle.com.co/brands/galletas/milosandwich
Milo chocolate bar: http://www.corporativa.nestle.com.co/media/pressreleases/2009_milochocoabrra
Milo nuggets: http://www.exito.com/products/0000490661744556/Milo+Nuggets
Milo cereal: http://www.corporativa.nestle.com.co/brands/cerealesdesayuno/MILO
Milo tetra pak: http://www.portafolio.co/negocios/empresas/milo-llega-loncheras-35124
Milo special edition w/James Rodriguez on it:  http://www.exito.com/images/products/154/0001904632463154/0001904633151202_lrg_a.jpg
And so on.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dougwash (talk • contribs) 17:54, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Milo in Colombia 

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message: The company indicates the name Milo comes from Milo of Croton:https://milo.com.au/all-about-milo  
:MILO® is named after Milo of Croton, a Greek wrestler who lived in the 6th Century BC and possessed legendary strength.  
The 1994 news article/advert says Milon: 
:The name Milo comes from a character in Greek mythology, Milon, who was a champion athlete famous for his strength.  The name was adopted because the aim of the drink was to build a strong, healthy body and give energy, Mr Mayne said.
So far I cannot substantiate one way or the other the suggestion by then-South African company 'House of Louis':
:1933 – The Louis business imports an assortment of tea leaves from Ceylon plantations. When selecting a name for the brand of teas, Michel’s first two letters of his name are chosen – MI – and the first two letters of his surname – LO. The tea business 'MILO' was thus established, and later purchased by Nestlé for their well-known hot chocolate malt drink.
The name Milo as a correspondent about wrestling was already known in Australia at the time (per Trove), and Nestlé's connections in South Africa in 1933/4 are unknown. 
The product had been developed by MAYNE over four years.  Was the company just securing a trademark or brand name prior to release in October 1934?  Would an Australian-based business producing a product for within Australia, do a global search to determine if the name was in commercial registration or circulation elsewhere?  
Other than Milo cattle station in southern Queensland, based on Trove searches, it does not appear Milo tea was a known product in Australia in the 1930s.  
If someone wishes to chase this up, feel free! –Q8682 (talk) 05:21, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Just to clarify:  Can someone confirm if the South African company sold the name after October 1934?  If so, it was therefore Milo in Australia, and when it was identified this was going to be a profitable and international product, then they went around the world and acquired any similar names elsewhere.–Q8682 (talk) 10:36, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Name origin noting

message: In more than one place the article refers to Milo as a "chocolate drink" or "chocolate flavoured". But if you look in the ingredients there is no mention of chocolate. The earlier description mentions only malted barley; the further-down and more-detailed one mentions "cocoa". I believe that chocolate is made from cocoa but that is only my (uncertain) general knowledge. Perhaps someone with more resources and more documentation could make the matter clearer...  1.136.104.193 (talk) 06:49, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: According to the website, the four main ingredients are malted barley, milk powder, sugar and cocoa. (See here.) Laterthanyouthink (talk) 10:29, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Chocolate drink" 

message: I'm proposing merging Milo (chocolate bar) into this one, as (apart from being a scrappy, poorly-referenced article), the product was apparently discontinued in 2003, and there have been lots of other products come and go over the years. They may as well all be described in the "Derivative products" section. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 10:29, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 07:52, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge proposal

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message: This article does not seem to acknowledge any of the issues involved in Nestle marketing this high-sugar product to children.
Several sections of this article underplay, positively spin or completely ignore the misleading marketing practices conducted by Nestle over the years. Using sports-based marketing and targeting towards children, Nestle managed to build a positive health perception towards drinking Milo, which is 40% sugar by weight.
  "Carbohydrates can be used for energy by the body, which is the basis of Milo being marketed as an energy drink." 
- This is clear marketing "spin" - trying to justify the high sugar content and make it appear as a positive.
  "In the Philippines, Nestlé partnered with the Department of Education in 2017, in a marketing response to the "energy gap" within school-aged children whose athletic and academic performance were impacted due to low energy."
- Nestle ran campaigns targeted towards mums in Malaysia and the Philippines discussing an "energy gap" in children, and implying that parents need to give their children Milo in order to help them excel in schoolwork. The idea of the existence of an "energy gap" was supposedly invented in a study comissioned by Nestle. 
There is little supporting evidence in modern nutrition literature that a high amount of sugar intake early in the morning, in the diet of adolescents, has a net positive benefit. As it is currently written, this article is potentially damaging from a public health standpoint.
How do we solve this? Inclusion of a "Controversies" section or a re-write of the existing content? 190.250.96.164 (talk) 17:16, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marketing Sugar to Children? No "controversy" section?