MISISSAUGA, Ont. — Canada’s longest running cheese show held its annual meeting on Nov. 15, marking the 85th year of The British Empire Cheese Competition, held by the Central Ontario Cheese Maker Association. Winners of three awards at the show was Finica Food Specialties and Atalanta Corporation product lines of Celebrity International and Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve, from the farms of Mariposa Dairy in Lindsay, Ontario.
Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve has seen an impressive number of accomplishments this year, from the American Cheese Society Conference in August to The Royal 2012 competition. Taking home two awards during The British Empire Cheese Competition, Lenberg Farms celebrated the award-winning Tania Aged Sheep’s Milk Cheese, which placed first in the Artisan Sheep Milk Cheese category. The Lindsay Bandaged Cheddar placed third in the Artisan Goat Milk Cheese category. All Artisan cheeses in the competition followed a set of strict guidelines; each had to be handcrafted and made from 100% locally sourced goat or sheep, making Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve cheeses home to the best artisanal cheeses in Canada.
Celebrity International continues to make its mark on the goat cheese industry, this time taking home first place for their Chocolaty Cherry Temptation goat cheese in the Open Goat Milk Cheese category.
Both Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve and Celebrity International products are created by Mariposa Dairy and are distributed exclusively by Finica Food Specialties and Atalanta Corporation in North America. Known for their high-quality, hand-crafted cheeses, Mariposa Dairy is capping off 2012 as a remarkably successful year, with six wins at the American Cheese Society Awards, and an astonishing 11 awards at The Royal Agricultural Fair held in November in Toronto, Canada.
The winners from The British Empire Cheese Competition join an extensive and accomplished line of cheeses distributed by Finica. For more product information about Finica Food Specialties, visit www.finica.com, or Atalanta Corporation, visit www.atalantacorp.com.
Finica’s Award Winners at the British Empire Cheese Competition
Artisan Sheep Milk Cheese Category:
1st Place: Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve Tania Aged Sheep’s Milk Cheese
Open Goat Milk Cheese Category:
1st Place: Celebrity International Chocolaty Cherry
Temptation Artisan Goat Milk Category:
3rd Place: Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve Lindsay Bandaged Cheddar
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