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Flora Food Group has launched a premium US Grade AA butter made with 100% American cream and batch-churned in Kansas.

Red Barn Creamery Butter is launching with salted and unsalted butter varieties, both available in 8ox blocks. Each block is equivalent to one cup or two standard sticks.

The new butter contains 84% butterfat, which Flora Food Group said is among the highest levels available on the market.

The company said the butter's batch-churned production method takes more time than high-volume continuous processing, helping to develop its smooth texture, rich flavour and performance across cooking and baking applications.

Olga Osminkina-Jones, group chief marketing officer at Flora Food Group, said: "Red Barn Creamery is rooted in the power of American dairy craft. It is a modern expression of American craftsmanship, simple ingredients and performance that stands with the best in the world. Red Barn Creamery brings that craft to today's kitchens through a world-class butter that is proudly American and built to perform."

Red Barn Creamery Butter joins Flora Food Group's portfolio of food brands, which includes Violife, Country Crock and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.

The butter is currently available at select grocery stores and national retailers, with wider national availability expected later this summer.