Arla's show success continues

Nantwich Cheese Show gave Arla plenty to cheer about after scooping a string of awards for their popular cheese and butter products this week.

Not content with winning top awards at the Yorkshire show, Settle creamery enjoyed further success and was awarded the Black Diamond Trophy for its unsalted bulk butter. Settle's salted bulk butter claimed second place and Arla's Yorkshire Butter came third.

Ken Jensen, Settles process and butter manager at Settle said: "Holding the top three places amongst over 30 butter entries from across the world highlights our expertise in this area. A lot of effort goes in to ensuring consistency of product throughout the year and we are thrilled with the awards we have received this summer."

Arla Foods Apetina brand, launched this summer, was also highly recommended by judges at the cheese show. Apetina cheese cubes, which is sold in an innovative re-sealable pack with handy draining basket, won the Bradbury and Son Award for Best New Retail Innovation and a gold award at the show.

Mick Evans, brand manager for Apetina was delighted with the success: "The launch of the Apetina cheese range this summer has been an exciting addition to the UK cheese market and being recognised by the judges at the show really proves its quality as a cheese brand."

A gold award was also given to Arla's dairy brand Anchor for its Mature Cheddar.

List of awards won by Arla Foods at the Nantwich Cheese Show:

Trophies
The Bradbury and Son Award for Best New Retail Innovation - Apetina Cheese Cubes

Gold Awards
Apetina cheese cubes
Unsalted Sweetcream Butter
Anchor Mature Cheddar
Anchor Mild Cheddar

Silver Awards
Apetina Light Cubes
Medium Fat Soft Cheese
Danish Blue Slices
Salted Butter
Single Whipping Cream

Bronze Awards
Apetina Extra Light Cubes
Havarti
Creamery butter retail packs

Arla Foods UK plc is home to some of the UK’s leading dairy brands including Cravendale, Lurpak and Anchor. Processing approximately two billion litres of milk a year Arla continues to be one of the UK’s leading dairy companies and a supplier of fresh liquid milk and cream to the top seven retailers.

Over 2,500 daily deliveries are made directly to stores nationwide and Arla brands can be found across the dairy category. As well as the leader of the butter, spreads and margarine sector, and a major supplier of other added value products including flavoured milk and cheese, Arla continues to build working relationships with Arla Foods Milk Partnership, a unique group of dairy farmers, which supplies around 90 per cent of Arla's total milk requirements.

Behind this leading business is a team of circa 2,800 people across the UK located at our dairies, distribution centres and head office.