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Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery (VBCC) is proud to announce that they have been awarded certification to the BRC (British Retail Consortium) Global Standard for Food Safety. BRC publishes a set of standards that meets or exceeds all the requirements set forth by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). The BRC Global Standard is a leading product safety and quality certification program used by manufacturers in over 100 countries. …

Known as "New York's Artisan Cheese," Yancey's Fancy has launched over fifty varieties of specialty cheeses that reintroduce the flavors that made New York famous for handcrafted cheddar cheeses many years ago. …

At the World Cheese Awards held in Birmingham, England, Rogue Creamery’s Flora Nelle received Gold in the best new blue cheese category. The World Cheese Awards is the largest and most diverse cheese competition in the world with over 2,500 entries from 34 countries. …

Earlier this month, Sartori Co. announced that its limited edition Cognac BellaVitano was named the top U.S. cheese and third-best cheese in the world among 2,500 entries at the World Cheese Awards in England, marking the highest finish ever for a U.S. cheese in that competition. The award is one of more than 100 that the company has received since introducing its own line of retail cheeses after purchasing the Antigo Cheese Co. in 2006. …

Bill Boersma, one of the first dairy farmers in the Valley to become a cheese maker, has launched a new company in Fowler: 9th Street Cheese. The pioneering cheese maker is churning out his award-winning blue cheese and making a push into the Hispanic cheese market.

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