Ilchester Cheese Company
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.[1] 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.[2]
Ilchester Cheese Company | |
Formerly | Ilchester Cheese Company Ltd |
Type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Cheese |
Founded | 1962 |
Headquarters | , |
Products |
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Parent | 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.[3][4] 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.[5]
References
- "Company". Norseland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- "Norseland Ltd". UK food exports. 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. Retrieved 16 March 2013.