Dale Farm wins at ICA Nantwich
Northern Ireland’s biggest dairy co-operative Dale Farm has won multiple awards at the recent International Cheese Awards. Held as part of the Nantwich Agricultural Show in Cheshire, UK, the annual awards event is the biggest cheese show in the world and celebrated its 120th anniversary this year.
Dale Farm in Northern Ireland gained the following awards: gold for Sliced Cheddar Cheese; silver for its Mild Cheddar; silver for Goat’s Milk Cheese under the Fivemiletown brand; bronze for its Cheese with Savoury Additives, also Fivemiletown; bronze for Cheese without Rind; and bronze for Cheese with 100% Goat’s Milk, Fivemiletown branded.
Dale Farm in the UK collected the following gongs: Clawson Trophy for Best Yogurt on Show; Carton of Natural Yogurt – gold, silver and very highly commended; Carton of Flavoured Yogurt, cow’s milk – gold, silver and bronze; Group of Four Yogurts – gold and silver; Carton of Cottage Cheese Plain – gold, silver and bronze; and Carton of Cottage Cheese with Additives – gold, silver and bronze.
The awards show received a total of 5,685 entries (up 13.5% from 2016) from over 50 different countries, including the UK, Europe, the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
In addition, the two-day agricultural show, among the biggest in the UK, attracted dairy exhibitors from over 30 countries. More than 250 expert judges tasted and tested all the entries.
