FrieslandCampina wins 14 medals in cheese competition in Wisconsin
The 34th edition of the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin (USA) saw FrieslandCampina’s cheeses win 3 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze medals.
The 3 gold medals were awarded for the Holland Master Cantenaar cheese, the Vermeer cheese and FrieslandCampina’s Mild Goat Cheese. In addition, the Holland Master Cantenaar cheese and the Vermeer cheese made it to the grand final.
The World Championship Cheese Contest in the American state of Wisconsin dates back to 1957 and is held every two years. It is the world’s largest cheese, butter, yoghurt and whey contest. During the three-day contest, which ran from 1 until 3 March 2022, a panel of 53 internationally renowned judges rated all submissions in over 120 categories.
Matthijs van Rijn, Plant Manager at our Steenderen (NL) cheese production facility: ‘We’re extremely proud of the fact that two of our cheeses, Holland Master Cantenaar and Vermeer, won gold and were nominated for the top 20 best cheeses in Wisconsin. All of us in Steenderen are dedicated to producing the highest-quality cheeses each and every day. It’s great to receive recognition through these fantastic awards!’
Gold medal winners:
| Cheese | Class | Facility |
| Holland Master Cantenaar | Open class (semi-soft) | Steenderen |
| Vermeer | Reduced fat (soft & semi-soft) | Steenderen |
| Mild Goat Cheese | Goat’s milk cheese (semi-soft) | Gerkesklooster |
Silver medal winners:
| Cheese | Class | Facility |
| Lutjewinkel 1916 Rijk & Romig | Gouda, mature | Lutjewinkel |
| Lutjewinkel 1916 Intens & Royaal | Gouda, extra aged | Lutjewinkel |
| Noord-Holland Gouda with Cumin Mild | Gouda, flavored | Lutjewinkel |
| Parrano | Open class (hard) | Steenderen |
| Lutjewinkel 1916 Tasty & Light 35+ | Reduced fat (hard) | Lutjewinkel |
| Goat Cheese Matured (Frans Hals) | Goat’s milk cheese (hard) | Gerkesklooster |
Bronze medal winners:
| Cheese | Class | Facillity |
| Holland Master Matured | Gouda, mature | Lutjewinkel |
| Noord-Holland Gouda Extra Aged | Gouda, extra aged | Lutjewinkel |
| Noord-Holland 35+ mild | Reduced fat (soft & semi-soft) | Lutjewinkel |
| Milner 30+ Extra matured | Reduced fat (hard) | Steenderen |
| Goat Cheese Aged | Goat’s milk cheese (hard) | Gerkesklooster |
A Gruyère cheese from Berne, Switzerland was crowned the world’s best for the second consecutive time and for the third time overall. The cheese also took the top prize in 2020 and 2008. The cheese, called Gourmino Le Gruyère AOP, is made for Gourmino AG by Michael Spycher of Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus.
FrieslandCampina is hugely proud of all the results achieved and of the collective efforts of all our colleagues who made them possible.