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Ilchester Cheese Company

Coordinates: 51°00′46″N 2°41′01″W / 51.0128°N 2.6837°W / 51.0128; -2.6837
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Norseland Ltd
Ilchester Cheese Company
FormerlyIlchester Cheese Company Ltd
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryCheese
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Headquarters,
Products
ParentTINE SA

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 SA.[1]

History

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In 1962, Ken Seaton, a hotelier in Ilchester, Somerset, England, tried combining cheese with chives, Worthington E Bitter beer and a blend of spices.[2][3] This and other blended cheeses are manufactured and distributed by the Ilchester Cheese Company.

The company received farm subsidies from the European Union of 891,256 between 2001 and 2005.[4]

Products

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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.[5]

The company also produces vegan cheeses.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Company". Norseland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. ^ Harrington, Ben (31 July 2008). "Ilchester Cheese is ripe for takeover". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Our story". Ilchester. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Ilchester Cheese Co Ltd". Farm Subsidy. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Norseland Ltd". UK food exports. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  6. ^ Vegconomist https://vegconomist.com/products-and-launches/ilchester-to-launch-vegan-blue-and-vegan-melting-mature-in-response-to-overwhelming-demand/
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51°00′46″N 2°41′01″W / 51.0128°N 2.6837°W / 51.0128; -2.6837