Deli

The American artisan cheese world lost a giant earlier this month with the passing of Ignazio Vella. The proprietor of Sonoma's Vella Cheese Co., a business started by his father, Vella mentored many of the country's most successful young cheese makers, from Laura Chenel to Sue Conley of Cowgirl Creamery to Monte McIntyre, formerly of Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese.
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A food brand that is relatively new to the national scene is taking an international approach in its second year of widespread advertising. …

To meet growing demand for packaging that satisfies today’s busy consumers, Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. introduced several new products and technologies at the 2011 IDDBA Dairy-Deli Bake.
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Cypress Grove Chevre’s® Purple Haze™, a fresh chevre sprinkled with lavender buds and wild harvested fennel pollen, worked its magic on the California State Fair judging panel, winning both Best of Division and a Gold Medal in the Soft Goat Cheese Category. Cypress Grove also was awarded Gold Medals in the Semi-Soft Goat Cheese Category for Humboldt Fog® and Truffle Tremor™. …

This summer, Wisconsin Cheese takes center stage at Door County's Savory Spoon Cooking School with its "Meet the Cheesemaker" series. …