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| Trade name | Ilchester Cheese Company |
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| Formerly | Ilchester Cheese Company Ltd |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Cheese |
| Founded | 1962; 63 years ago (1962) |
| Headquarters | Ilchester, Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
| Products |
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| Parent | TINE SA |
The Ilchester Cheese Company is a cheese company based in Ilchester, Somerset. The Ilchester brands are part of Norseland, a subsidiary of Norwegian dairy company Tine SA.
History
In 1962, Ken Seaton, a hotelier in Ilchester, Somerset, England, tried combining cheese with chives, Worthington E Bitter beer and a blend of spices. This and other blended cheeses are manufactured and distributed by the Ilchester Cheese Company.
The company received farm subsidies from the European Union of €891,256 between 2001 and 2005.
Products
Ilchester do not actually manufacture any cheese from scratch, but specialise in blending a variety of British cheeses with other ingredients, such as beer and fruit. Notable Ilchester cheeses include Applewood, a smoke-flavoured Cheddar cheese, and Five Counties, which is a sandwich of five layers of different English cheeses.
The company also produces vegan cheeses.
References
- "Company". Norseland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- Harrington, Ben (31 July 2008). "Ilchester Cheese is ripe for takeover". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- "Our story". Ilchester. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- "Ilchester Cheese Co Ltd". Farm Subsidy. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- "Norseland Ltd". UK food exports. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- Vegconomist https://vegconomist.com/products-and-launches/ilchester-to-launch-vegan-blue-and-vegan-melting-mature-in-response-to-overwhelming-demand/
External links
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