Some changes ahead,
and what stays

Whey is in short supply around the world, and finding organic whey is even harder. That means some changes are coming at The Organic Protein Co. I'd rather you heard about them from me, and early.

Whatever happens to supply, our standards stay the same. Our whey will still be:

• Certified organic
• Free from additives, with no artificial sweeteners, flavourings, gums or emulsifiers
• Cold filtered without chemicals
• Transparent, with nutritional test results published online for every batch and annual heavy metals test results published online

Pure Unflavoured will stay a single-ingredient product: organic whey protein. Our blends will keep their real organic ingredients, such as cacao, ground vanilla pods, dried banana, lucuma and coffee, not flavourings.

More people around the world want whey protein than suppliers can currently produce, and buyers in different countries are competing for what's available. Organic whey is a by-product of certified organic cheesemaking, so it can't be scaled up overnight. Herds can't grow quickly, and dairies can't instantly speed up how liquid whey is turned into powder. The AHDB's organic dairy update explains some of the wider pressure on organic supply.

To secure a reliable supply, we’ll temporarily use organic whey from New Zealand in some of our packs, rather than our usual German whey. You'll find the country of origin on your pack, along with a QR code linking to the full amino acid profile.

The New Zealand whey meets our high quality standards. It is certified organic, comes from grass-fed cows grazing on New Zealand pastures, and is cold filtered and gently dried at similar low temperatures to our German whey. It has a slightly larger particle size than our original whey, so it takes a little longer to dissolve, but it mixes easily with just a spoon and has a lovely creamy taste.

This is a change of source while the global shortage continues, not a new product. Whether a pack contains whey from Germany or New Zealand will depend on the blend and the stock we have at the time. We expect to return to our usual German whey as soon as the shortage eases.

We raised our prices in July, and we may need to adjust them again while supply is tight.

From November 2026, our 1.2kg pack will be permanently replaced by a 1kg size. Our 400g, 600g and Discovery Pack sachet sizes are staying the same for now. Existing 1.2kg subscriptions will move to 1kg flavour by flavour as 1.2kg stock runs out, and subscribers will hear from us before anything changes.

We'll continue to use organic whey and the same whole food ingredients, without unnecessary additives. If something changes with your pack or price, we'll tell you first and explain why.

If you buy regularly, subscribing gives you 5% off every order. Building a bundle saves up to 20%, plus a further 5% if you subscribe to it.

New to us? The Discovery Pack lets you try the range before committing to a larger pack.