These included the prestigious Dupont Danisco Grand Prix and Chris Braund Memorial Trophy for Milk Link’s Taw Valley Creamery Cheddar cheese.In addition to the two titles, Taw Valley in North Tawton, Devon won a further gold prize for its organic Cheddar.
A number of other Milk Link creameries also won golds: Reece’s Creamery in Malpas, Cheshire collected two gold awards for its Cheshire and Caerphilly cheeses, Tuxford & Tebbutt Creamery in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire won a gold for its Blue Stilton and the Lockerbie Creamery in Dumfriesshire, Scotland won Gold for its unsalted butter.
The creameries went on to collect six Silver prizes and six bronze awards, with Reece’s Cheshire cheese and Tuxford & Tebbutt’s Blue Stilton winning silver in additional categories. Lockerbie’s mild Cheddar cheese also won a silver recognition while Llandyrnog Creamery in North Wales won two silver awards for its Cheddars.
Neil Kennedy, chief executive of Milk Link, said: “We’re delighted that our range of British cheeses has once again been recognised for their top quality and fine taste.
“Milk Link boasts an exceptionally talented and dedicated team of cheese makers and I would like to congratulate them on their much-deserved success.”
Source: Milk Link
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