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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 Launches Snack-Size Cheddar Lunchtimers
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(UK) Wyke Farms Launches Snack-Size Cheddar Lunchtimers
New mini cheese ‘chuckles’ wrap up taste, health and convenience all in 20g!
Somerset, UK – May 20th, 2009 – Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, today unveiled Wyke Farms Lunchtimers , a new line of their award-winning cheddar in snack-size portions . Available in nets with 5 x 20g portions, the new mini cheese chuckles are perfect as lunch box additions.
With Summer just around the corner, Wyke Farms’ new Lunchtimers make a great addition to any picnic basket or barbeque. Individually wrapped in snack-size bites, the new line will include Wyke Farms’ popular So Mellow Mild, Rich & Creamy Mature and Just Delicious Extra Mature Cheddars. Although presented in a new format, the mini cheese chuckles will still be produced from the same original recipe, developed by Ivy Clothier in 1902, that has made Wyke Farms a household name throughout the UK.
“The Wyke Farms Lunchtimers line is another step for us toward making consumers’ cheddar experience as convenient as possible, without sacrificing any of the full, traditional flavour we’ve been developing for over 100 years,” said Richard Clothier, Managing Director and third-generation family member, Wyke Farms. “Our new mini cheese chuckles are a great new treat for the whole family – whether as a healthy addition to kids’ school lunch boxes or the perfect snack for busy mums on the go.”
The 100 years of tradition at Wyke Farms have rewarded with more than 100 trophies, awards and prizes won by the company at national cheese shows. From an original 3,000 plus, Wyke Farms is now one of less that 20 farmhouse cheese makers remaining in the West Country, and today its mild, mature, extra mature and vintage cheddars are sold throughout Europe in over 25,000 retailers.
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. The new Wyke Farms Lunchtimers line are available at Asda stores throughout the UK.
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