Ilchester Cheese Company
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cheese |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters | Ilchester, Somerset, England |
| Products | Applewood, Five Counties |
| Owner(s) | Norseland Ltd / TINE BA |
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 BA.[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]
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 has received farm subsidies from the European Union of €891,256 since 1999.[5]
References
- ^ "Company". Norseland. 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. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Ilchester Cheese Co Ltd". Farm Subsidy .org. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
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