The Comté Cheese Association is thrilled to announce an exciting scholarship opportunity for the American Cheese Society’s first-ever Certified Cheese Professionals™ (ACS CCP™s). Cheese experts who have passed the Certified Cheese Professional™ Exam—the first of its kind in the US—have the unique opportunity to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the Comté region to learn first-hand about the cheese’s unique history and production, as well as to explore the region and its culture.
To apply, ACS CCP™s must fill out an entry form and answer a short essay question by December 1, 2012. The essays will be judged anonymously on the basis of knowledge and creativity by a panel of three judges, who will select the winner, including: Greg O’Neil, Board President of the American Cheese Society; Owner of Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine; Cathy Strange, Global Cheese Buyer, Whole Foods Market, Inc.; and Max McCalman, Maître Fromager of Artisanal Premium Cheese Center, Author and Cheese Writer.
States Jean-Louis Carbonnier, representing the Comté Cheese Association, “We are thrilled to support the ACS Certified Cheese Professional™ program, which will help elevate and support the appreciation of fine cheese in the US. Exam takers displayed commitment and passion for attaining the CCP title, and we want to honor their hard work as well as support them in their cheese journeys.”
The Scholarship Entry Form and Rules and Regulations can be downloaded here. http://cloud.lnx.so/ComteCertifyForm.pdf
The Certified Cheese Professional™ Exam was established by the American Cheese Society to encourage high standards of comprehensive cheese knowledge and service for professionals in all areas of the cheese world. The exam is based on the knowledge and skills required to successfully perform cheese-related tasks in jobs across the board. One hundred twenty one individuals from the US and Canada passed the first Certified Cheese Professional™ Exam, which was administered on August 1, 2012 in Raleigh, NC.
Made exclusively in the Jura Mountain region of France, Comté is an artisanal cheese with AOC (Controlled Appellation of Origin) and PDO (European Protected Denomination of Origin) designations. Each wheel of Comté reflects a unique terroir, a season of production, and centuries of cheesemaking traditions.
For further information, please contact: Nicki Sizemore
Comté Cheese Association c/o Carbonnier Communications
Email : trade@comte-usa.com
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The Comté Cheese Association – Comité Interprofessionnel du Comté – was set up by decree on 11th June 1963. It represents all those who are involved in the production of Comté—dairy farmers, cheese-makers, affineurs—and carries out activities in all fields of interest to the trade, including research and technical issues, economics, information and communications, marketing, law and promotion of the Comté appellation, defense of local traditions and protection of the environment.
Source: Comté Cheese Association