MILK LINK AWARDS SUCCESS AT THE DEVON COUNTY SHOW
Milk Link, the UK’s leading dairy co-operative and largest cheese manufacturer, started its summer county show season in style today at the Devon County Show, by winning 15 awards for its cheeses.
The results included first places for Llandyrnog in the ‘Mild Cheese’ category (made in 2010), Tuxford & Tebbutt in the ‘Blue Cheese’ category and Taw Valley in the ‘Hard Pressed Cheese’ category and in the ‘Any Cheeses produced and manufactured in Devon’ category.
Milk Link received a further 11 awards with Taw Valley winning three second and two fourth places; Llandyrnog wining two third and a fourth place; Tuxford and Tebbut a second place; and Lockerbie being awarded a second and third place.
Neil Kennedy, Chief Executive of Milk Link commented: “The Devon County Show kicks off the county show season and is an excellent opportunity for us to showcase to the area the skills and craftsmanship of our expert cheese makers.”
“We are proud to receive these awards, which highlight the exceptional quality of our cheeses, and we hope to build on our success throughout the season.”
Milk Link
* Milk Link is one of the UK’s leading integrated dairy businesses, owned 100% by British dairy farmers. It manufactures a complete portfolio of dairy products including cheese, long life milk, creams, flavoured milks, and milk powders supplying most major multiples and the food service sector.
* Milk Link exists to provide long-term security for its dairy farmer Members.
* Milk Link is the largest cheese producer in the UK supplying Cheddar, Stilton and British regional cheeses to the retail, food service and ingredients sectors. It employs over 1,000 people at six cheese and dairy processing facilities at its Taw Valley Creamery, Devon; Tuxford & Tebbutt Creamery, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire; Reece’s Creamery, Malpas, Cheshire; Llandyrnog Creamery, North Wales; and Lockerbie Creamery, South West Scotland, plus a large, modern consumer packing facility in Oswestry, Shropshire.
* Milk Link has a number of leading dairy brands including Tickler Extra Mature Cheddar, Moo Organic, Lockerbie and Cadog and other brands under licence: Flora Pro Activ milk and Mars flavoured milk drinks.
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