Glanbia Nutritionals Wins Big at the 2023 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest

Glanbia Nutritionals Wins Big at the 2023 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest

Is there such thing as a cheese championship dynasty?  If so, Glanbia Nutritionals would be the benchmark, as since 1998 we have won a combined 232 medals for our cheeses, with 99 won in the US championships and 133 won in the world championships.

Glanbia Nutritionals Wins Big at the 2023 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest

At this year’s US Championship Cheese Contest, Glanbia Nutritionals won 16 medals for products made in its plant in Twin Falls, Idaho, and joint venture plants in New Mexico (Southwest Cheese) and in Michigan (MWC).  

The results demonstrate the company’s continued innovation expertise and commitment to operational excellence in its dairy production facilities.

Core cheese products like Mild Cheddar and Pepper Jack continued to do well in the contest. In addition, products developed in the Cheese Innovation Center, like Asiago, Aged Cheddar and new pepper blends continued to receive several awards. Here is the full list:

GOLD:             

1. Cheddar Mild - Twin Falls

2. Pepper Jack Mild Heat - Twin Falls

3,. Chipotle Color Cheddar Mild Heat - Twin Falls

4. Habanero WCH Medium Heat - Twin Falls      

5. Sweet Heat Habanero Color Cheddar High Heat - Twin Falls

SILVER:

6. Bandage Cheddar Mild - Twin Falls

7. Pepper Jack Medium Heat - Southwest Cheese                        

8. Habanero Jack High Heat - MWC

9. Cheddar Medium - Southwest Cheese

10. Cheddar Aged 2+ years - Southwest Cheese                             

BRONZE: 

11. Bandage Cheddar Medium - Twin Falls

12. Pepper Jack Mild Heat - MWC

13. Habanero Jack High Heat - MWC

14. Red & Green Habanero CC Medium Heat - Twin Falls

15. Jalapeno WCH High Heat - Southwest Cheese

16. Asiago Aged - Southwest Cheese

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