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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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18 Mar 2009

(UK) Wyke Farms Champions Convenience with New Grated Line in Re-Sealable Format

UK’s largest independent cheese maker modernizes their award-winning Cheddar range with introduction of new formats

Somerset, England – March 18, 2009 – Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, today unveiled a new line of their award-winning cheddar in a grated format. To provide ease of use and convenience for consumers, the 100 year-old company is introducing new grated options, in addition to the traditional block format, for their So Mellow Family Mild and Rich & Creamy Mature cheddars, as well as the popular half-fat cheddar brand Leskol.

The new line of grated cheddars is the latest instalment of Wyke Farms’ effort to modernize their products in accordance with consumer feedback while maintaining the traditional flavour that has made the family-run company the fastest growing cheddar brand in the UK. In addition to the new product format, the grated line will also feature Wyke’s new re-sealable ‘fresh pack’ packaging and re-designed contemporary-coloured labels, which were announced in January 2009.

“The average meal preparation time has reduced to 11 minutes. As the convenience market continues to grow, there is a genuine requirement for time-saving formats such as grated cheese and re-sealable packaging,” said Richard Clothier, third generation family member & Managing Director, Wyke Farms. This new line demonstrates our dedication to making the consumer experience as modern and effortless as possible without sacrificing the strong, traditional cheddar flavour we’ve been delivering for over 100 years now.”

Wyke Farms has been producing its award-winning cheddar to the same recipe for over a century and continues to stay true to the traditional values behind the brand. Over the past few years, Wyke has grown to become the largest family-owned cheese maker in Britain selling over 14,000 tonnes annually, reflecting an increasing consumer interest in provenance.

Wyke Farms cheese and butter products are available nationwide and can be found in Asda, Co-op, Makro, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Somerfield and Tesco. The new grated formats of So Mellow, Rich & Creamy and Leskol are currently available in selected Convenience stores.

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