Prairie Farms cream cheese named Grand Champion in Miscellaneous category at NCCIA cheese contest
Prairie Farms Cheese Division’s ‘Caves of Faribault’ also finished strong with St. Pete’s Select.
Prairie Farms cream cheese produced in Luana, Iowa, was named Grand Champion of the North Central Cheese Industries Association (NCCIA) annual cheese contest held in Norwood, Minn. Prairie Farms Dairy, Edwardsville, Ill., said the cream cheese took the top honors in the Miscellaneous category of the contest, with a 99.167 score. Meanwhile, Prairie Farms Cheese Division, Caves of Faribault, finished second in the same category with a score of 99.033 for its St. Pete’s Select Blue Cheese.
Entries for the NCCIA Cheese Contest competed in three categories, including Cheddar Block, Barrel and Miscellaneous, Prairie Farms said.