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The original cheese recipe was created in 1861 by Ivy Clothier<ref>{{cite book |last=Sunderasan |first=Srinivasan |date=November 14, 2014 |title=Cleaner-Energy Investments: Cases and Teaching Notes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2DppBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA153 |
The original cheese recipe was created in 1861 by Ivy Clothier as a hobby.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sunderasan |first=Srinivasan |date=November 14, 2014 |title=Cleaner-Energy Investments: Cases and Teaching Notes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2DppBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA153 |publisher=Springer |page=153 |isbn=9788132220626}}</ref><ref name="NFU"/> She used her husband's first cow herd to produce cheese. The recipe became well known in local areas and she later bought milk from other farms. Ivy's recipe is still used today.<ref name="NFU"/> |
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Revision as of 22:31, 11 April 2017
Wyke Farms is a producer of cheese and butter in Somerset. Wyke Farms is the largest independent producer of cheese within the United Kingdom.[1]
History
The original cheese recipe was created in 1861 by Ivy Clothier as a hobby.[2][3] She used her husband's first cow herd to produce cheese. The recipe became well known in local areas and she later bought milk from other farms. Ivy's recipe is still used today.[3]
Production
With help from UK Trade & Investment, the family run business was able to export its products to more than 160 countries. The company started expanding internationally in 1997.[3] The cheese and butter are partially made with milk from cows that graze in the Mendip Hills in Somerset. There is a herd of 1,000 cows which produce the milk and the company also uses milk from cows in nearby farms.[1][3] In 2015, it was announced that the company expects to "quadruple international sales" by 2019.[4]
The waste of cows and pigs are used to power the farm, rather than electricity. It took 5 years to finish building the biogas plant.[5]
Diane Cox is employed by Wyke Farms and is paid £25,000 a year for her ability to smell and taste cheese. She is able to infer which cheese will become a high quality vintage cheddar.[6] Cox consumes cheese multiple times more than a typical British adult for her job.[6]
Controversy
There was a controversy that Wyke Farms imports milk from Poland due to claims from nearby citizens that they saw Polish vehicles delivering milk to the farm. Managing director Richard Clothier denied the allegation, saying that the vehicles were only used to transport milk from nearby farms.[7]
Awards
It won The Award for Environmental & Corporate Sustainability from the European Business Awards in 2016.[8]
References
- ^ a b Fox, Nicolette (May 15, 2014). "Wyke Farms cheddar goes green – in a good way". The Guardian. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Sunderasan, Srinivasan (November 14, 2014). Cleaner-Energy Investments: Cases and Teaching Notes. Springer. p. 153. ISBN 9788132220626.
- ^ a b c d "Wyke Farms: A global success". NFU. July 25, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Askew, Katy (November 5, 2015). "Wyke Farms aims to quadruple international sales". Just-Food. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Wills, Jackie (April 30, 2015). "Cow manure powers Somerset's charismatic cheese-makers". The Guardian. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Tamplin, Harley (October 9, 2016). "The woman with an amazing job and a £5 million nose". Metro. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Trim, Liam (November 7, 2016). "Wyke Farms strongly rejects allegations it uses milk from continent to make its Somerset cheeses". Somerset Live. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "The Award for Environmental & Corporate Sustainability". European Business Awards. Retrieved April 6, 2017.