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title: "Calci-Yum vs Puhoi Valley: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Calci-Yum or Puhoi Valley more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Flavoured milk brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Calci-Yum vs Puhoi Valley: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Calci-Yum or Puhoi Valley more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Flavoured milk brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Calci-Yum and Puhoi Valley
- **Competitive set**: Flavoured milk brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Calci-Yum Share of Search**: 4.4%
- **Puhoi Valley Share of Search**: 11.6%

## Is Calci-Yum or Puhoi Valley more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Puhoi Valley had more branded searches than Calci-Yum among flavoured milk brands in New Zealand. Puhoi Valley had about 1,000 branded searches, while Calci-Yum had 380. Puhoi Valley made up 11.6% of all flavoured milk brand searches we track, and Calci-Yum accounted for 4.4%.
- Puhoi Valley was ahead of Calci-Yum in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Calci-Yum’s share of searches among flavoured milk brands in New Zealand moved from 2.9% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 280 to 380.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Puhoi Valley’s share of searches among flavoured milk brands in New Zealand moved from 13.4% to 11.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1K.

## Top flavoured milk brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Puhoi Valley appeared in all five answers. Calci-Yum was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Puhoi Valley was listed before Calci-Yum in every answer.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lewis Road Creamery | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Puhoi Valley | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Primo | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Calci-Yum | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Meadow Fresh | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Barista Bros | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Sipahh | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about flavoured milk brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which flavoured milk brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Puhoi Valley, 2. Lewis Road Creamery, 3. Primo, 4. Meadow Fresh
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best flavoured milk brands in New Zealand?": 1. Lewis Road Creamery, 2. Puhoi Valley, 3. Primo, 4. Calci-Yum, 5. Meadow Fresh
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best flavoured milk brand in New Zealand for a sweet drink?": 1. Lewis Road Creamery, 2. Primo, 3. Puhoi Valley
- Searched Google, AI Overview "chocolate milk nz": 1. Lewis Road Creamery, 2. Puhoi Valley, 3. Calci-Yum, 4. Meadow Fresh
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best flavoured milk": 1. Lewis Road Creamery, 2. Puhoi Valley, 3. Primo

Not named in any answer: Barista Bros and Sipahh.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand flavoured milk brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Primo overtook Calci-Yum to rank 4th among flavoured milk brands in New Zealand, with 5.2% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Puhoi Valley lost share of searches among flavoured milk brands in New Zealand, from 12.9% to 11.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Calci-Yum in New Zealand rose 35.7% over 12 measured months, from 280 to 380 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Calci-Yum estimated searches | Calci-Yum Share of Search | Calci-Yum rank | Puhoi Valley estimated searches | Puhoi Valley Share of Search | Puhoi Valley rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 280 | 2.9% | 6 | 1.3K | 13.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 280 | 3.3% | 5 | 1K | 11.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 200 | 2.5% | 6 | 1K | 12.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 180 | 2% | 7 | 1.3K | 14.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 250 | 2.6% | 7 | 1K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 350 | 3.4% | 5 | 1K | 9.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 310 | 3.5% | 6 | 1K | 11.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 280 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.3K | 12.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 310 | 3.4% | 6 | 1K | 10.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 310 | 3.5% | 5 | 1K | 11.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 470 | 4.7% | 4 | 1.3K | 12.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 380 | 4.4% | 5 | 1K | 11.6% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Calci-Yum’s and Puhoi Valley’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Calci-Yum**: Measured on the search terms “calci yum”, “calci yum milk” and “calciyum”, summed into one figure.
- **Puhoi Valley**: Measured on the search terms “puhoi valley” and “puhoivalley”, summed into one figure.

- [Calci-Yum profile](/demand/nz/brands/calci-yum)
- [Puhoi Valley profile](/demand/nz/brands/puhoi-valley)
- [All flavoured milk brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-flavoured-milk-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Calci-Yum or Puhoi Valley more popular in search?

In September 2026, Puhoi Valley had more branded searches than Calci-Yum among flavoured milk brands in New Zealand. Puhoi Valley had about 1,000 branded searches, while Calci-Yum had 380. Puhoi Valley made up 11.6% of all flavoured milk brand searches we track, and Calci-Yum accounted for 4.4%.

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