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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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- (UK) Wyke Farms Award Winning Cheddar Now Available In Organic Range
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(UK) Wyke Farms Award Winning Cheddar Now Available In Organic Range
New Mild and Mature ‘By Nature’ range is the first organic offering from Wyke Farms
Somerset, England – September 2008 - Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, announce the arrival of their new organic farmhouse cheddar range. Launching with ‘Mild By Nature’ and ‘Mature by Nature’ flavours, the Soil Association certified organic cheddar will be available in 300g packs from selected retailers this month and widely available this autumn.
The organic milk used to make the ‘By Nature’ range is collected daily from Wyke’s local farms where the cows graze on fresh natural pastures, rich in a variety of grasses and wild plants including red clover. Organic milk is believed to be higher in antioxidants and contains up to 71% more Omega 3 than conventional milk .
Wyke Farms have been producing award winning Farmhouse Cheddar using their traditional family recipe for over 100 years. The traditional art of cheese making is maintained at Wyke Farms by the skilled cheese makers who carefully turn their fresh organic milk into an unadulterated cheddar with perfect texture, exquisite taste an all the added benefits of being organic.
“A continued interest in the health benefits associated with organic milk means that consumer demand for organic dairy products continues to grow. Innovation across the industry will see a sharp increase in this sector ” Commented Richard Richard Clothier, third generation family member and Managing Director at Wyke Farms.
Wyke Farms has been producing award-winning cheddar for over a century and has grown to become the largest family-owned cheese maker in Britain selling over 12,000 tonnes annually. The company have achieved substantial growth year on year by staying true to the traditional values behind the brand and have become the fastest growing cheddar brand at a rate of 20% year on year.
Wyke Farms cheese and butter products are available nationwide and can be found in Asda, Co-op, Makro, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Somerfield, Tesco and Waitrose.
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