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☆ Cheesemakers left reeling after a 'bizarre' heist of cheddar worth almost $400,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Almost 50,000 pounds of artisanal cheese were stolen in a sophisticated heist in the UK. AdvertisementOne of the most sophisticated cheese heists in history has left British cheesemakers reeling and facing an uncertain future. Neal's Yard unwittingly delivered the cheese, estimated to be worth about £300,000 ($390,000), to the fraudsters before realizing they were not legitimate buyers. "One of the things that made it so appealing was thinking that we'd see British cheese in a French supermarket." Calver said Neals Yard Dairy's ability to survive the financial loss is critical for the sector.

Persons: —, fraudsters, Matt Austin, Ben, we'd, Trethowan, Tom Calver, they've, we've, Ticehurst, Brothers Todd, Maugan, David Lockwood, Calver, Todd Trethowan, Nicholas Saunders, Randolph Hodgson Organizations: Service, BBC News, Metropolitan Police, Business, Westcombe, Neal's Locations: French, British, London, Netherlands, Gouda, Trethowan, cheddar, Covent Garden

The cheese, worth over $390,000, was taken from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy on Oct. 21, the company said in an Instagram post. Three cheeses from three different suppliers were stolen: Hafod Welsh organic cheddar, Westcombe cheddar, and Pitchfork cheddar. Neal's Yard Dairy said that "despite the significant financial blow," they've paid each of their artisan cheesemakers in full for their products. Oliver said that as the world’s most consumed cheese type, a cheddar theft affects exports to 20 different countries. The whereabouts of the stolen cheese have yet to be determined.

Persons: they'd, they've, Tom Calver, Westcombe, Trethowan, Trethowan Brothers, Jamie Oliver, Oliver Organizations: Metropolitan Police, Neal’s, Pitchfork, Neal's, Police Locations: London, cheddar, gouda

☆ Fraudsters scam famed London cheese company out of $390,000 of cheddar
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Scammers have stolen more than 24 tons of artisanal cheese from one of Britain’s most famous dairy companies. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has appealed to his social media followers to look out for the stolen goods. The post continued: “Over 950 wheels of Hafod, Westcombe, and Pitchfork Cheddar were delivered before the fraud was discovered. Oliver said in a video posted on Instagram: “You’re going to think I’m joking but I’m not - there’s been a great cheese robbery. “Some of the best cheddar cheese in the world has been stolen,” he added.

Persons: London CNN —, ”, Jamie Oliver, Ken McKay, –, Oliver, “, there’s, ” Oliver, Tom Calver, Calver, Trethowan Organizations: London CNN, ITV, Pitchfork, Metropolitan Police, CNN Locations: London, Cheddar, French, Westcombe, France

☆ Can Gouda’s Cheesemakers Stall a Sinking Future?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Nina Siegal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a recent morning in Gouda, a small city in the Netherlands, hundreds of wheels of yellow cheese lay out in rows on the cobblestones of the town square, a backdrop to the city’s weekly cheese market, which dates to the Middle Ages. Ad van Kluijve, a farmer dressed in blue work shirt, red bandanna, blue cap and wooden clogs, haggled with a buyer over the price of his latest batch of “jong belegen,” famous for its mild caramel flavor. In the rest of the world, it is one of many cheeses named after the city in which it is traded. The haggling is largely a performance for tourists as the actual price negotiations take place elsewhere. The cheese industry in the region is very real, though, accounting for about 60 percent of the national cheese production, with an export value of $1.7 billion annually, according to ZuivelNL, which represents the Dutch dairy sector.

Persons: van, jong Locations: Gouda, Netherlands

☆ Trekking Across Switzerland, Guided by Locals’ Hand-Drawn Maps
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Photographs | Text Ben Buckland | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Trekking Across Switzerland, Guided by Locals’ Hand-Drawn Maps Nostalgic for a time before ubiquitous connectivity, a writer ditched his phone and relied instead on serendipity — and maps made by people he met along the way. So perhaps the most difficult day was also the day I knew for sure that I would make it — that I’d find my way across Switzerland with nothing but the hand-drawn maps of strangers. The map I’m using was drawn by Susana, a Portuguese woman who married into a local family and now runs a mountain refuge near the village of Grindelwald. Days 9 and 10 43 miles, through the original heart of Switzerland and the turquoise lakes of the canton of Glarus. This is the heart of Switzerland — the original cantons that formed the Old Swiss Confederacy, the precursor to the modern-day country.

Persons: Chris, Rocher de Naye, Melanie, Col de Chaude, d’Oex, “, ”, I’ve, ” I’ve, Rudy, Nestor, Dora, haven’t, Sherlock Holmes, Susana, I’m, Simon, he’s, They’re, Kris, Andy Clark, we’ve, it’s, Peter, Andrea, won’t, Jon, you’re Organizations: Sparta —, Restaurant, Energy, Swiss Confederacy Locations: Switzerland, American, Lake Constance, Lake Geneva, Montreux, Caux, Europe, Col, Charlotte, Gstaad, Bernese, xenia, Lenk, Adelboden, Lake, Portuguese, Grindelwald, Meiringen, Engelberg —, Tasmania, Swiss, Danish, Glarus, Schwyz, Liechtenstein

☆ Cheesemakers are pushing back against France's strict rules as some say climate change is making it impossible to meet the traditional standards
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hotter and drier summers are making it harder for French cheesemakers to meet traditional standards. Cheeses that carry an AOP label, such as Camembert de Normandie and Roquefort, have to meet certain standards and quality levels. Now some cheesemakers are arguing those rules may need to be changed, as hotter and drier summers are killing some pastures. Other cheesemakers are experimenting to see how they can produce the same quality product and still meet the traditional rules, despite changes in the environment. French cheese is only the latest beloved food product threatened by climate change, which is making global food systems more vulnerable.

Persons: cheesemakers, French cheesemakers, Simon Bouchet Organizations: Service, New York Times, Times, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Georgia, France, French, Normandie, Roquefort, Alaska

☆ The Big Cheese (Tour)
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Alexander Lobrano | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a sunny October afternoon in the London neighborhood of Bermondsey, a cool breeze surprised me with the winy smell of apples. It brought on a sudden sharp craving for a nice chunk of Cheddar, the fruit and the cheese together being a favorite after-school snack when I was growing up in Connecticut. This was an appropriate prompt, too, since I was on my way to a very privileged lesson in British farmhouse cheeses at the beginning of an eight-day, cheese-themed trip to London and Somerset run by the specialty tour company Cheese Journeys. My destination was the empyrean address for anyone who really loves best-quality British cheeses: the aging cellars of the Neal’s Yard Dairy. This trip was also a sort of homage to my paternal grandmother, since she’d been the one who’d first pricked my curiosity about cheese with her love of crumbly black-waxed extra-sharp New York cheddar.

Persons: I’d, she’d Organizations: Somerset Locations: London, Bermondsey, Connecticut, York cheddar, Cheddar, Somerset

☆ Nidelven Blå from Norway is the world’s best cheese for 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The cheese, Nidelven Blå from cheesemaker Gangstad Gårdsysteri, vied against the crème de la crème of the cheese world in Trondheim, Norway, in the world’s largest global cheese event. Organized by the Guild of Fine Food, the World Cheese Awards, now in its 35th edition, saw experts from across the globe join forces to crown this year’s champion. The judges had delectable things to say about Nidelven Blå, a semi-solid, blue mold cheese, made with pasteurized cows’ milk. It’s a very unique language.”The Super Jury voted on finalists before a live audience at the World Cheese Awards 2023 in Trondheim, Norway, on Friday. “Competition is always stiff in the World Cheese Awards,” John Farrand, managing director of the World Cheese Awards, told CNN Travel ahead of the event.

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