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Cheese Shop Owners Share Perspectives on the Latest Industry Trends


During the pandemic, business owners faced significant challenges that continue to impact them today. To gain insight into the industry, we interviewed several new shop owners to learn about their founding stories and the trends they anticipate for the future. Read on to discover what they shared with us.

Finding Her Whey

Finding Her Whey


Welsh cheesemaker Carrie Rimes of Cosyn Cymruturns “why not?” into “what’s next?”

cheese board pairings like crackers and honey

Spring Accompaniments That’ll Delight Any Board


To help you prepare for those sunny days, we’ve rounded up vibrant and exciting goodies that’ll complement any cheese board.

turning the wheel

The Divergent Paths of Three Cheesemakers


Three artisans follow wildly divergent paths to chase the ever-romantic (and not so easy) path of becoming a cheesemaker.

The Top 20 Cheeses in the World Announced


World Championship Cheese Contest judges lift Hornbacher, the newly-announced 2024 World Champion Cheese, alongside Joe Salonia, a representative of Gourmino AG (third from left). The 2024 World Championship Cheese Contest (WCCC) has crowned Hornbacher, a washed rind, semi-hard cow’s milk cheese, as the 2024 World Champion Cheese. Crafted by Michael Spycher at Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus […]

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5 Reasons Industry Pros Should Join Cheese State University


Master your craft and build your community with this new (and free!) program from Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.

Exploring Culture: Challenging Eurocentrism in the Cheese Industry


In culinary school I learned knife skills; I learned the mother sauces and the sauces they spawned. Everything I learned was rooted in classic French style. Everything I was taught had a focus on European standards. But I wanted to cook like my Big Ma—Southern comfort food—biscuits, greens, and grits. I wanted to cook with […]

It’s Time to Change Our Rind: An American Affineur Responds to the Camembert Crisis


Photography by Josh Windsor “French Cheese Under Threat” read the report from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) on January 16th, 2024. In the ensuing weeks the findings of the report have been picked up around the globe. As is often the case when reporting on the impact of discoveries in microbiology and […]

Raw milk cheese linked to E. coli outbreak in 4 states


Raw Farm LLC has issued a voluntary recall for several of its cheeses in response to an E. coli outbreak linked to their products. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) were alerted to illnesses in four states—California, Colorado, Texas, and Utah—that seemed to be connected to […]

What You Need to Know About Parmigiano Reggiano


Photographed by Adam DeTour Parmigiano Reggiano is often referred to as the “King of Cheeses,” and the sight (and scent) of thousands of imposing wheels aging gracefully on wooden shelves is indeed a majestic experience for the senses. If you’ve ever tasted a piece from a freshly cracked wheel and witnessed the skillful, almost reverent […]

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