Westby Captures “Best Cottage Cheese” Title at World Cheese Championships
As the Dairy State’s one and only producer of Cottage Cheese, Westby isproud to present the 2010 Gold Medal Winner at the World Cheese
Championships in the Cottage Cheese Category – our 4% Small Curd
variety. The award winning formula was judged Best in the World in a
variety of categories including appearance and overall taste. On the breakfast table at the Westby House Inn guests are treated to the creamery’s very own yogurt, who then stop in at the retail store on their way home.
This Westby Cottage Cheese scored “Best of Class” with a total of 96.65 points, almost three points more than its nearest competitor, a cottage cheese from Georg Hiegelsberger & Team of Austria. The Westby 2% Small Curd Cottage Cheese also scored well in the competition with 93 points for 6th place.
The World Championship Cheese Contest shattered all entry records this year with 2,313 cheeses and butters from 20 nations. The contest held March 16-18 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center hosted an international panel of 30 cheese evaluation experts who judged 80 cheese and butter classes. The contest is the World Series of cheese. “This is a very prestigious award that is a testament to the long history and traditional values of Westby Cooperative Creamery,” says Pete Kondrup, General Manager.
