Prairie Farms Wins at Madison
Published: Friday, April 26, 2024
The world's premier technical cheese, butter and yogurt competition was held in Madison, Wis. last month, with cheese makers from across the globe bringing their best creations for a panel of industry renowned judges to review.
Following three days of intense taste judging and scrutiny, Prairie Farms cheeses and yogurts earned top spots in four categories, including a "Best of Class" award and a 99.7 score in the reduced fat soft and semi-soft cheeses category for its Neufchtel cheese made in Luana, Iowa. The Luana plant was also awarded a third-place finish for its Baby Swiss cheese in the Baby Swiss Style category.
In the cottage cheese category, Prairie Farms' Quincy, Ill. team took second and third place with 4% large curd and 4% cottage cheeses. Those products earned 97.95 and 97.94 scores, respectively. The Quincy team also secured second and third place finishes for its strawberry and strawberry banana low-fat yogurts in the low-fat yogurt, cow's milk category. Those products earned 98.12 and 97.62 scores.
The World Championship Cheese Contest, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Assn., is the largest technical cheese, butter, yogurt and dry dairy ingredient competition in the world. The contest's 53 judges represent dozens of nations and have earned the respect of cheesemakers around the world.
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