Let’s back British cheese, says NFU
More people are buying more British cheese and more often, according to figures from AHDB. With a quarter of all milk produced in the UK processed into cheese, the household staple is an important product both for shoppers and for dairy farmers. While cheese exports are up and imports are down there are positive signs […]
FUW calls for commitment to cheese pricing
The Farmers’ Union of Wales is urging Tesco to back Welsh dairy farmers by committing to a minimum farm gate price of 28 pence per litre for cheese purchased from First Milk and South Caernarfon Creameries. Following a meeting with industry representatives earlier this month, Tesco agreed to consider a minimum farm gate price for […]
Global demand makes OMSCo largest UK organic cheese and whey producer
Growing global demand for organic cheese has seen farmer-owned co-operative OMSCo, (the Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative Ltd), secure new export contracts and as a result, become the UK’s largest organic cheese and whey producer; achieved exclusively from export sales. OMSCO began exporting in 2007 which has proved to be an extremely successful strategy and has […]
Sleep tight, eat cheese for tea tonight!
Cheese lovers can sleep easy tonight, as the British Cheese Board has unveiled the results of a study which debunks the age old myth popularised in A Christmas Carol*, that eating cheese before bed gives you nightmares. In fact, the results indicate that cheese may even give some people a more pleasant night’s sleep! The […]
Joseph Heler celebrates outstanding award season
The Cheshire-based creamery have achieved accolades in some of the most sought-after dairy awards the country has to offer, including eight gold awards at the International Cheese Awards at Nantwich Show and a silver in the highly regarded Danisco GP at the Great Yorkshire Show. These award wins prove that key industry figures and cheese […]
Joseph Heler are whey ahead
Joseph Heler, the UK’s largest independent regional cheese producer, has invested over £750,000 in a state of the art whey processing facility at their Cheshire site. This facility is a highly sophisticated whey plant and allows Joseph Heler to create a new range of advanced and added value nutritional products. The investment has been made […]
Dairy UK urges regulators to recognise the nutritional value of cheese
Speaking at the All Party Parliamentary Cheese Group Reception in London on Wednesday evening, Dairy UK Communications Director Simon Bates said continued criticism of the use of salt in the cheese making process is often misleading and ill-informed. “Cheese making is something that the UK dairy industry is immensely proud of and it is in […]
Cheese, wine and family time top our list as we prepare for the end of the world
Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, are selling 2012 survival cheddar in response to demand from people making survival kits to see them through the end of the world this Friday. The cheddar is sold in a robust vacuum pack, which should keep for at least a year in a […]
Joseph Helers Halal Accreditation Opens Door to the Export Market
Multi award winning cheese maker, Joseph Heler, have received a Halal accreditation, not only making their cheese available to the British Muslim community, but also opening doors to export markets in Asia and worldwide. Working with the European Halal Development Agency, the UKs largest independent cheese manufacturer has been evaluated and found to meet […]
