cheese
The International Cheese and Dairy Awards move in UK
The International Cheese and Dairy Awards has announced the event will be moving to a new venue in the UK. The show, with its trade and judging date on 1 July 2021, will also have two public show days on 2 and 3 July.
The International Cheese Awards go online
The International Cheese & Dairy Awards (ICDA) has announced that this year’s awards are going online and will be hosted by Sycamore Process Engineering and Au2mate.
Record sales to Southeast Asia drive US dairy export numbers higher
Record exports of dry ingredients to Southeast Asia, plus rebounding volumes of whey products to China, sent US dairy exports higher for the eighth straight month, according to new data released by The US Dairy Export Council (USDEC).
New cheese coagulant from DuPont
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has announced the global launch of DuPont Danisco Chymostar, a new milk coagulating preparation for the dairy industry.
Swiss exports dropped in April
Large decreases in Swiss AOP cheeses in April were offset by improved exports earlier in 2020.
Ammerland reports good 2019 but predicts slow normalisation
Ammerland dairy in Germany has had successful development in recent years. Last year, sales increased by around €82 million or 8.9%, to €998.6 million.
Drinking milk still tops in Austria
In Austria, drinking milk makes up the largest share of milk sold, according to a report from Agrarmarkt Austria (AMA).
Continue to support cheese makers, says Bath Soft Cheese
Bath Soft Cheese Co managing director Hugh Padfield has urged people to continue supporting artisan cheese makers, as they remain without orders from restaurants and gastro-pubs for the foreseeable future.
Middle Eastern cheese demand shows upward trend
Driven by increasing demand for cheese and curd in the Middle East, the market is expected to continue an upward consumption trend over the next decade.
Australia’s fortune changes with rains
During the past six months there has been a dramatic turnaround in milk production in Australia, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service report.
Stilton sales drop by up to 30%
New figures released by the Stilton Cheese Makers Association (SCMA), which represents the UK’s Stilton producers, show that sales have declined by up to 30% as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jasper Hill Farm and Caledonia Spirits release second batch of Ginimere cheese
Two US, Vermont-based artisan producers, Caledonia Spirits and Jasper Hill Farm, have come together to release a second batch of their special-edition “Ginnimere” cheese, which is a creative twist on Japer Hill’s Winnimere cheese using Caledonia Spirits’ flagship gin.
Hochland reports growth in 2019
German cheese maker Hochland had a good 2019, with profit on ordinary business activity increasing by 27.4% and the EBT margin at 5.1%.
Day 50 from your lockdown
I realise many of you have had a longer lockdown than the UK, and have emerged to a new world where we all wear face masks and observe social distancing. We watch with hope as those of you wander out into the new world in whatever country you’re in, and try to make this new way of moving about work.