World Cheese Awards entries open Monday 5 June
Image: Guild of Fine Food
This year the World Cheese Awards will be held in Trondheim, Norway, as part of the Oste V-M Cheese Festival from the 27 – 28 October 2023. A truly global event, the World Cheese Awards will bring together cheesemakers, retailers, buyers, consumers and food commentators worldwide to judge 4,000 cheeses from over 40 countries.
Entry will open on Monday 5 June 2023 – there are a limited number of entry spaces available and the competition will close before the deadline if the entry cap is reached, so we strongly recommend entering early to avoid disappointment.
Please note, judges invitations will be sent later in the summer.
Key dates 2023
Open for entry: Monday 5 June, 10am (GMT)Closed for entry: Friday 8 September*Deliveries: Mid-late OctoberCheeses staged: Thursday 26 OctoberJudging: Friday 27 October Cheese tastings and market: Friday 27 & Saturday 28Results: Sunday 29 October*Or earlier if entry cap is reached.
Why enter?
– Your cheese blind-tasted by international industry experts– Ensure your products stand out in crowded cheese counters– Increase sales and brand awareness for your cheese– Exposure to an international audience of cheese lover
Cost of entry
Small companies(Turnover less than £1m)£54 per product (+VAT)
Medium companies(Turnover £1m – 5m)£62 per product (+VAT)
Large companies(Turnover more than £5m)£79 per product (+VAT)
Next steps
- Read Terms & Conditions and Categories to ensure your entries comply with rules of entry.
- If you don’t already have one, register your company for a MyGuild account (if someone in your company already has a company account, they can request access for you to be added to it within their account or by emailing [email protected]).
- Mark the open for entry date in your diary and start gathering your product information.
- If you are planning to enter cheeses from a country outside of the EU, please read carefully the information about the paperwork that is required.
How do the awards work?
Cheeses are sent from all round the world to be judged in a single day by carefully assembled teams of technical experts, buyers, retailers and food writers.
Judges work in teams, to identify any cheeses worthy of a Gold, Silver or Bronze award. They look at the rind and the body of the cheese, its colour, texture, consistency and, above all, its taste. Each of the teams then nominate one exceptional cheese as the Super Gold from their table.
These top-flight cheeses are the best in the world and are then judged a second time by the Super Jury of internationally-recognised experts, who each select a cheese to champion in the final round of judging. The Super Jury, representing all four corners of the globe, then debate the final cheeses in front of a live consumer and trade audience, before choosing the World Champion Cheese live on WCA TV, with cheese lovers across the globe tuning in for the drama. Country and cheese specific trophies are also awarded.
To find out more, please visit Guild of Fine Foods, World Cheese Awards.
