The Wensleydale Creamery is celebrating after recording eight wins at this year’s International Cheese and Dairy Awards (ICDA).
Among the awards won by the Hawes company was the Berkel Trophy Best Creamery Territorial cheese for its Yorkshire Wensleydale, which saw the creamery go up against the likes of double Gloucester, red Leicester and Cheshire cheese for the top spot.
FULL LIST OF AWARDS:
- Yorkshire Wensleydale – Gold x 2
- Silver – Yorkshire Wensleydale – Silver x 2
- Kit Calvert Old-Style Wensleydale – Silver x 1
- Yorkshire Wensleydale – Bronze x 1
- Yorkshire Wensleydale & Pineapple – Bronze x 1
As the world’s largest cheese and dairy awards, the ICDA showcases more than 5,000 cheeses from across the globe and champions the leading cheese and dairy producers.
It wasn’t just the ICDA where Wensleydale Creamery triumphed – it also took home eight awards at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show, including a prestigious Gold & Best Butter for its Yorkshire Butter.
Sandra Bell, Wensleydale Creamery’s marketing manager, said: “Being recognised in both the International Cheese and Dairy Awards and at The Great Yorkshire Show is testament to the quality of our products and the skill of our cheesemakers.
“Bringing together producers and retailers from across the world, the awards really put on show the best of the best in the cheese and dairy industry, so to have been recognised in multiple categories is incredible.
“We’re really proud of the whole team that make Yorkshire Wensleydale what it is.”
