Deli

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company of Marin County took home two ribbons at the American Cheese Society’s Annual Judging & Competition in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday, August 2nd.  Point Reyes Mozzarella earned a 1st Place Ribbon in the Fresh Mozzarella Category and the company’s Bay Blue received a 3rd Place Ribbon in the Rinded-Blue Cheese Category. …

For fans of the German Cambozola, Bleubry by Alexis de Portneuf is another soft-ripened cheese that has been inoculated with a blue cheese mold — pennicilium roqueforti. …

As consumers are increasingly looking for convenient, healthier snack foods, hummus has enjoyed double-digit growth over the past few years. However, despite its growing popularity, Tribe believes that the hummus shelf could benefit from a little more fun and pizzazz. After a year-long journey to better understand what would excite consumers, Tribe has re-launched the brand with bold new packaging, innovative flavors, and a creative marketing campaign. …

FrieslandCampina Cheese has won gold with Vermeer and Frans Hals, two cheeses from the ‘A Dutch Masterpiece’ line, at the Nantwich International Cheese Awards 2013. This annual cheese competition was held this year on 31 July. …

Award-winning author and national cheese expert Laura Werlin will join a group of renowned speakers to present a wide array of tasting and educational seminars at this fall’s Fifth Annual Wisconsin Cheese Originals Festival. …