Colston Bassett Dairy invests for decade

Colston Bassett Dairy in Nottinghamshire, UK has finished the first phase of a ten-year investment programme at its manufacturing site for Stilton cheese. The company has recently been awarded Supreme Champion at both the International Cheese Awards and the Great Yorkshire Show in 2014, and it says demand has been increasing for its products. Phase one began in October 2013, which was a scheme of building works that have just been completed. There is now increased maturation capacity for the cheese. The aim of this phase was to streamline the production flow, but not to increase the overall volumes of cheese produced.

Billy Kevan, dairy manager at Colston Bassett Dairy explains, “We face an issue every Christmas period of not being able to meet demand. We as a business want to be able to fulfil customer orders – but at the same time know that the demand is due to us being able to produce our consistently top quality product. Managing any growth of a handmade product effectively, is a business challenge. We feel that this phased long term approach, means that we can meet our objectives as a business and keep producing the multi-award winning great tasting cheese just as we have been since 1913.”