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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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21 Jun 2010

Wyke Farms Brings Premium Vintage Cheddar to Sainsbury’s

Wyke Farms expand brand’s retail availability with new listing for Ivy’s Vintage Reserve special-occasion cheddar

Somerset, UK – June 21, 2010 – Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, today announce that their new premium Farmhouse cheddar ‘Ivy’s Vintage Reserve’ is now available nationwide at Sainsbury’s stores.

The most recent addition to their award-winning line of cheddar products, Ivy’s Vintage Reserve cheddar goes through a careful maturation period, for no fewer than 15 months, under the watchful eye of the head cheese-grader at Wyke Farms, where the traditional art of cheddar making is maintained.

“We’re thrilled to be able to share this premium cheddar, which is so dear to our family, with Sainsbury’s shoppers,” said Richard Clothier, third generation family member and Managing Director. “Sainsbury’s rich heritage – as celebrated by their 140th birthday – makes them a great match for this special-occasion cheddar, which honors my grandmother and Wyke Farms founder Ivy Clothier.”

Other Wyke Farms cheddar products available at Sainsbury’s include Just Delicious Extra Mature and Simply Gorgeous Vintage Cheddar. 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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