WELCOME TO THE
VIRTUAL CHEESE AWARDS 2020
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Nigel Pooley and Sarah de Wit have decided to turn A ‘wacky’ idea turning into reality, the Virtual cheese awards his year will take place on Saturday 18th July 2020.
The lockdown has severely affected the business of many specialist cheese makers & the fear is some may not be able to weather this storm. By holding the awards we hope to raise awareness and increase sales and all profits will be donated to charities supporting these dairies, makers and farmers.
The whole Judging process will be open for all to view online and we will intersperse the Judging Process with other items of interest linked to the Cheese World. We also want to encourage Consumers to get involved and watch the process and ultimately learn more about the different cheese on show with a view to them wanting to buy and try.
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OUR FOUNDERS
Sarah De Wit
A food technologist with manufacturing & major retail experience of almost 30 yrs. Having worked successfully at Asda for over 16 years within the Cheese category.
I’m truly & utterly passionate about cheese & the dairy industry.
For the past 2 years I have run my own business, a key focus for me is helping dairies with on-going quality improvement, grading & NPD.
Nigel Pooley
A lifelong dedicated Dairy person with 57 years continuous working in the Industry, the last 23 + years at Wyke Farms.
For the past 30 years I have been involved with Cheese Shows and the past 20 years Chairman of local Cheese Award Shows so have it in my blood and to be honest with Coronavirus was beginning to miss the buzz associated with entering our best cheese.
Jeremy Bowen
Jeremy Bowen has been in & around food for over 25 years but cheese has always been the hero ! As a food critic, international judge, food stylist, journalist and Owner & Trader at jbfoodsolutions he is known for getting things done. Jeremy at jbfoodsolutions@gmail.com
works with small producers supporting and orchestrating their wish to reach market hence our pleasure in having him on our Team .
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Vicki Rogerson
Vickie Rogerson is officially obsessed with cheese! She is the co-founder of Homage2Fromage, a cheese events and cheese box delivery business, and also runs a food & drink PR agency North PR which has a strong leaning towards supporting the cheese and dairy industry. She is a champion for cheese producers and actively helps connect consumers with all sorts of amazing cheese in a fun, informal and informative way.
For cheese chats, email vickie@northpr.co.uk
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FINAL SCHEDULE
18 July 2020
11.00 am Introduction by Nigel Barden
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11.05 am Interview with Nigel Pooley
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11.10 am Best Cheddar Cheese Category
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11.30 am Interview with Sarah de Wit
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11 40 am Best Territorial cheese Category
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12.05 pm Interview Gill Hall – Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses
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12 15 pm Best Blue Cheese
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12.30 pm Interview with Sean Wilson
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12.35 pm Interview with Vickie Rogerson North PR
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12 40 pm Best Enhanced Cheese
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13.05 pm Interview with Michelle Shirlow MBE
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13 10 pm Best Speciality Cheese
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13 30 pm Jeremy Bowen – Cheese Socialite
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13 35 pm Irish Black Butter Video
13 35 pm Butlers Peoples Choice Cheese Box with Gill Hall
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13 45 pm Best Artisan Hard Cheese
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14 05 pm Interview with Catherine Mead
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14 15 pm Best Artisan Soft Cheese
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14 35 pm Interview with Razan d’Alous – Yorkshire Dama Cheese
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14 45 pm Expert Panel
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15 15 pm Society of Dairy Technology video
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15 20 pm Interview with Richard Clothier Wyke Farms
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15 40 pm Interview the 3 Final Judges
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15 45 pm Holly Shackleton from Speciality Food magazine talks about the amazing prize for the Winner
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15 50 pm Build up to the Final
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15 55 pm Recap on the Category Winners
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16 00 pm Judging of the Final for Best British Cheese
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16 45 pm Nigel and Sarah announce the winner
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16 50 pm Interview with the winner
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KEY SPONSORS
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SPONSORS
