WDD fans – don’t forget tomorrow is National Grilled Cheese Day! Be sure to celebrate by making a delicious grilled cheese sandwich. If you have a whole family to feed, why not try this nifty trick from “Cook’s Country?” Let us know in the comments if it works! Leave your favorite grilled cheese recipes too.
Cheese Plants in Wis. Growing
Wisconsin will be getting three new cheese plants in the state. Emmi Roth USA is expanding its Wisconsin operations to produce specialty cheese. BelGioioso Cheese Inc. is building another plant in Pulaski, Wis. and Holland’s Family Cheese LLC will expand it’s facitily in Thorp, Wis. Emmi Roth wanted to expand its Monroe operations but needed access to more dairy herds … Read More
Milano's Cheese Corp Honored
Milano’s Cheese Corp. has been awarded the SQF 2000 Level 3 Excellent Certification by the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), the leading global authority on food safety and quality control in the food service industry. Milano’s received the Level SQF 2000 Level 2 designation last year and then made the decision to proceed with the rigorous Level 3 certification process. … Read More
Emmi Roth USA Offers Award Winning Cheeses
Want to try some of the delicious, award winning cheeses from the 2012 World Championship Cheese Contest? You’re in luck! Several of the cheeses are available in the United States through Emmi Roth USA. Out of a record-breaking 2,204 entries from 24 nations, Emmi Winzer, a smear-ripened semi-soft cheese made by Adrian Mayer in Wattenwil, Switzerland, captured first runner up, … Read More
Crave Brothers Win Cheese Award
Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics Marinated Fresh Mozzarella—Ciliegine has been awarded Second Place in the Flavored Soft Cheeses Category in the 2012 World Championship Cheese Contest. Cheese maker George Crave’s Marinated Fresh Mozzarella—Ciliegine earned a score of 99.65 from the panel of 40 experts from 17 countries and 10 U.S. states who were judging the event. More than 2,500 entries competed … Read More
Dutch Gouda Wins Competition
An international panel of judges at the World Champion Cheese Contest, held every two years in Wisconsin, deemed a mild low-fat Vermeer Gouda from dairy maker FrieslandCampina in the Netherlands the best in show, giving the cheese a near-perfect score of 98.74! First runner-up went to a smear ripened, semi-soft cheese, Winzer Kase from Swiss cheesemaker Wattenwil, followed by an … Read More
Pepper Jack is Hot…and Spicy
The newest “it” cheese is Pepper Jack — Monterey Jack cheese blended with spicy peppers. Datassential, the restaurant market-research firm, reports that Pepper Jack as a menu offering on fast-food sandwiches has jumped more than 37% over the past four years During that period, its availability as a menu offering on fast-food burgers has grown more than 56%. That’s why … Read More
New Mozzarella Plant to be Built in Idaho
The Lactalis American Group, a division of the French conglomerate Groupe Lactalis has announced plans to build a 61,300-square-foot plant that will produce fresh mozzarella in Nampa, Idaho. The plant will be operating by spring 2013. “This is a great day for Lactalis, particularly for the Nampa team,” said Jean Paul Quiblier, vice president of manufacturing and purchasing for Lactalis … Read More
Bel Brands to Build Plant in S.D.
Bel Brands USA will build a 170,000-square-foot facility in Brookings, S.D. to produce its Mini Babybel product. It’s one of the biggest capital investments in recent South Dakota history, and expected to have a $500 million annual economic jolt. It’s also expected to lead to research, internship and career opportunities for South Dakota State University students, and bring alumni back … Read More
DFA Cheeses Win Recognition
Congratulations Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) for having five their cheese products earned recognition at the 2011 National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Championship Cheese Contest. The competition was held in conjunction with NMPF’s joint annual meeting with National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and United Dairy Industry Association. NMPF’s contest serves as a platform for cooperatives from across the … Read More