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Wyke Farms is a family run company based in Somerset and are the only independent dairy company within the top 10 cheddar brands in the UK. The company has been making cheddar to the same family recipe since 1861 and have achieved substantial growth year on year by staying true to the traditional values behind the brand.
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- Today, Wyke Farms is the largest independent cheese maker and milk processor in the UK producing over 12000 tonnes of cheddar per year to the same award winning 100-year-old recipe.
- The Wyke Farms brand is the 4th largest brand in the Cheddar category and the only independent company in the top 10 cheese brands with retail sales of £70million growing at 24% YOY (Kantar Worldpanel KPI Reporting 52 w/e 21 March 2010).
- Wyke remains a truly traditional family business. Ivy’s grandsons Richard and Tom now run the cheese making operations with their father John, whilst her other two Grandsons David and Roger run the family dairy farming operations. The four grandchildren share Ivy’s passion for cheese making where flavour, texture and taste are paramount. They believe that this attention to detail is the reason that their cheese has won more awards at national cheese shows than any other.
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- (US) Wyke Farms Brings 100 year-old Family Cheddar Recipe to U.S.
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(US) Wyke Farms Brings 100 year-old Family Cheddar Recipe to U.S.
Britain’s largest independent farmhouse cheese producer launches award-winning cheddar in U.S. food and dairy market
Austin, Texas / Somerset, England – April 22, 2008 – Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, today announced the arrival of the company’s award-winning farmhouse cheddar and butter in the United States. A traditional family farm set on a rolling 1,500 acres in Somerset, England, the Clothier family has been producing farmhouse cheese and butter from the same family recipe for more than 100 years.
Wyke Farms will introduce a full range of cheese and dairy products in the U.S. including a variety of vintage and mature cheddar – Just Delicious Extra Mature Cheddar, Rich & Creamy Mature Cheddar, Simply Gorgeous Vintage Cheddar, So Mellow Mild Cheddar, TNT Aged Cheddar and Village Oak Vintage 18 Month-Old Cheddar – as well as the company’s half fat cheddar, Leskol – featuring only 1.3% saturated fat – and Wyke’s Truly Scrumptious Farmhouse Butter.
“We are thrilled to introduce our line of farmhouse cheddar and butter to the United States,” said Richard Clothier, third-generation family member & Managing Director, Wyke Farms. “Our family has taken great pride in the taste, texture and development of our products for more than a century, and we are looking forward to sharing our heritage and passion with cheese lovers in the U.S. market.”
Wyke Farms features one of the most high-tech production facilities in Europe but still holds true to the family’s original philosophy that the key to creating their products’ unique flavor lies in the milk and their unique family recipe. The company’s range of farmhouse cheddar and butter has won numerous awards throughout Europe, including gold at the International Cheese Awards and numerous first place positions at UK county shows.
Be sure to stop by and visit Wyke Farms in June at the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association Show and 54th Summer Fancy Food Show.
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