Ilchester Cheese Company

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Ilchester Cheese Company Ltd

Type	Subsidiary
Founded	1962
Headquarters	Ilchester, Somerset, England
Industry	Cheese
Products	Applewood, Five Counties
Owner(s)	Norseland Ltd / TINE BA

The Ilchester Cheese Company is a British cheese company. The Ilchester brands are part of Norseland, a subsidiary of Norwegian dairy company Tine BA. 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.

[edit] 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. This and other blended cheeses are manufactured and distributed by the Ilchester Cheese Company.

[edit] External links

• Company website

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Coordinates: 51°16′34″N 2°46′41″W / 51.276°N 2.778°W / 51.276; -2.778