Deli

It wasn’t that long ago that goat-milk cheese was an exotic ingredient like truffles or caviar imported from far away, but now it’s almost become a cliché of California cooking. That’s not so bad, for goat cheese — or chèvre — is tasty and perhaps even a little healthier than cow-milk products. …

Washington cheese makers and retailers are protesting a proposed change to state law which would require them to trash cut-into soft cheeses after seven days. The new rule doesn't apply only to cheese: Deli meats, pans of lasagna and many other foods requiring refrigeration would all have to be tossed a week after being opened, cut, sliced or repackaged. …

Watching 40 judges in white lab coats nibble on cheese and then spit the samples into garbage cans might not sound like an elegant evening to most people, but hundreds of cheese lovers have paid $25 each for a close-up view of Wednesday's World Championship Cheese Contest finals. …

Sofina Foods Inc. (Sofina) and Janes Family Foods Ltd. (Janes) are pleased to announce the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Janes will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sofina Foods. The transaction is expected to close shortly after required regulatory approvals are received. The Sofina and Janes businesses are highly complementary and as a result, the combined operations will supply retail and foodservice customers across Canada and the western United States with 14 primary and further processing operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Washington State. …

Cheese-lovers can treat themselves while showing their respect for the planet on Earth Day 2012, April 22. It’s as easy as choosing to serve sustainably produced Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics Cheese. When you see the package logo with a dairy cow inside a green circle with the words “Produced With Renewable Energy,” it serves as a reminder of Crave Brothers commitment to sustainability on its farm and in its farmstead cheese factory. Customers are invited to join Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics in the quest for sustainability by reusing and recycling the cheese packaging.
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