With Mediterranean foods becoming increasingly popular among mainstream Americans, the time was right for Best Cheese Corp., Mount Kisco, N.Y., to introduce the Epirus brand of authentic Greek cheeses.
United States cheesemakers came away with 85 medals at the World Cheese Awards, the most ever for U.S. entrants in the competition. Hundreds of cheese companies worldwide participated, sending more than 2,500 cheeses to Birmingham, England, where they were judged by a field of more than 200 expert tasters from around the world.
Welcome to Jim Carper's Dairy Case, a weekly round-up of news from dairy processors. In this issue: weekly butter and cheese prices, Dunkin' Donuts' new cheese sandwich, Fair Oaks Dairy Products, Golden Glen Creamery, Rita's Franchise Co. and 11 good reasons to eat and dDrink dairy products.