A North-West cheese has stolen the spotlight on the world stage when it was crowned the best of its class. Heidi Farm Tilsit Cheese, which is made by Saputo Dairy Australia in Burnie, walked away with the Best of Class in the Washed Rind/Smear Ripened Semi-Soft (Semi-hard) Cheeses, Young (less than four months) at the World Cheese Championship in Wisconsin in the US in March. The team were presented with the achievement at an Awards Banquet at CheeseExpo in Wisconsin in April and just arrived back on home soil.
It was against 52 other cheeses in its class and scored 99.8 out of 100, rating in the top 20 overall cheeses from a field of more than 3000 entries. "This award is testament to our team's dedication to crafting exceptional cheeses as part of our ongoing commitment to produce high-quality products for our valued customers and consumers using Australian milk," Saputo Dairy Australia general manager of marketing Zoey Saunders said.
"While this prestigious award honours our cheese makers' expertise and the milk supplied by our dedicated farmers, it also affirms Australian dairy's well-earned place on the global stage." Heidi Farm Tilsit also earned a nomination for the overall World Champion Cheese Award. SDA's Burnie production manager Bruce Turner said that the "local team is delighted" with the accomplishment.
"Their daily commitment to crafting delicious, locally made cheese has won top accolades both here in Australia and on the world stage," he said. "Heidi Farm Til.
