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Great British Food

17/02/2016

The Wensleydale Creamery Attends UKTI Gulfood Trade Mission to Dubai

The Wensleydale Creamery is joining a major UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) Northern Powerhouse trade mission to the Gulfood and Halal World show in Dubai to increase its export business in key Middle East markets. The landmark event at the Dubai World Trade Centre will run from 19th – 25th February 2016 inclusive and is the world’s biggest annual food and hospitality show, attracting almost 5,000 exhibitors from more than 120 nations to the trading hub of the Middle East. The Wensleydale Creamery, which also attended Gulfood in 2014 and... Read More

11/02/2016

How to find Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries cheese

The Wensleydale Creamery is the only maker of ‘Yorkshire Wensleydale’ cheese, which has been protected with European protected food name status since December 2013. The ‘Yorkshire’ element of the title is incredibly important; it differentiates our unique & special cheese, handcrafted right here in the heart of Wensleydale to a time-honoured recipe, from the other Wensleydale cheeses that are still made elsewhere around the country and found on the shelves of many retailers and delis today. It is our unique Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese that we carefully combine with cranberries –... Read More

09/02/2016

How cranberries made it into Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese

One of our most popular and most famous products is Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries cheese. Described as “Sweet & fruity; Creamy white Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, carefully combined with the delicate fruity succulence of pure, sweet cranberries”, it’s a delicious and versatile cheese perfect for snacking, nibbling, and both sweet and savoury cooking alike! Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries cheese was an original creation from The Wensleydale Creamery in 1996 which has since been copied by cheesemakers across the UK and beyond. But how did it come about? As with all good... Read More

08/02/2016
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Food & Drink Expo 2016 – we’ll be there!

We’re excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at this year’s Food & Drink Expo, taking place at the NEC, Birmingham 18-20 April. Set to be the biggest food and drink trade show in the UK for 2016, we’ll be bringing along our award-winning range of handcrafted cheeses; showcasing our Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese (protected by European PGI food name status), Wensleydale Blue, and Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries, plus our delicious range of new Yorkshire Yogurts. You will find us on stand K99, where our team will look forward to... Read More

02/02/2016
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Winter Fancy Food 2016

Our Export team returned to Wensleydale last week from San Francisco, after attending the annual Winter Fancy Food show; “the largest specialty food trade event on the West Coast of America and a showcase of industry innovation”. The event was a fantastic opportunity for our team to meet with our contacts and buyers in the US, and showcase our range of award-winning handcrafted cheeses, with the aim of securing further sales with American retailers. The US is one of our most successful export destinations, with our Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries... Read More

24/12/2015

Buy British this Christmas

It is estimated that 40% of food here in the UK is imported. This includes items such as New Zealand lamb and Danish bacon, and imports are often a hot topic in the news. It seems that many British consumers are now making a move towards supporting British producers, and we’ve seen many campaigns recently demanding fairer deals, for British produce to be stocked in supermarkets, and more recently for wonky vegetables to be accepted! With the launch of the Great British Food campaign, run by Defra and headed by... Read More

11/12/2015
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Look out for Yorkshire Wensleydale

Be sure to look out for Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese to ensure that it has been handcrafted in Wensleydale. The quality & authenticity Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese is recognised with European protected food name status in the form of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status. Only Yorkshire Wensleydale is handcrafted at the Wensleydale Creamery in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales to a time-honoured recipe, using milk from local farms. Other cheese-makers around the UK, notably outside of the designated Wensleydale area, can, and still do produce a lot of Wensleydale cheese. However,... Read More

01/12/2015

Fruit Cake & Cheese: A Festive Favourite for Yorkshire Folk

As the festive season approaches, one custom that is set to entice the taste buds of the nation is fruit cake and Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese – an increasingly popular Christmas pairing, which sits proudly amongst the long-standing traditions of God’s Own County. The pairing of fruit cake and Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese dates back to at least the 19th century, and the Creamery proudly champions the flavoursome match of its creamy Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese with the rich sweetness of fruit cake. The combination has won many plaudits from Yorkshire Greats as... Read More

29/11/2015

Wensleydale Blue scoops Super Gold

It’s been a very exciting few days for us here at The Wensleydale Creamery; Thursday 26th November saw the prestigious World Cheese Awards, organised by The Guild of Fine Food, and held at the BBC Good Food Show. Weeks of hard work and preparation went into our entries for these awards – from our farmers lovingly tending their cows to produce the very best Wensleydale milk, to our skilled cheese-makers who handcraft our cheeses to a time-honoured recipe using generations of knowledge and expertise, to our highly acclaimed cheese grader... Read More

24/11/2015

Secretary of State visits Food Pioneers, The Wensleydale Creamery

The Wensleydale Creamery, home of the famous Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, welcomed the Rt. Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on Friday 23rd October, to see the art of cheese-making in the Yorkshire Dales and sample our range of award-winning cheeses, butter and yogurt. The ministerial visit highlighted the important economic contribution of rural food producers and announced the expansion Yorkshire Dales National Park by 24%. The visit came at a significant milestone for us as we near completion of a major £5 million... Read More