Von Muhlenen, the World Champion cheese manufacturer, having won
overall World titles in 1992, 2002, 2005, 2006, continues their
success at the World Cheese Awards 2007 hosted at the International
Food Exhibition London, again triumphed in the Category "Best Le
Gruyere AOC". In total, von Muhlenen receives 8 awards at the World
Cheese Award 2007.
The World Cheese Awards was held this year at the Bi-annual event,
the International Food Exhibition (IFE) London, England. von Muhlenen
participated with several cheeses produced from different dairies, and
won 8 awards for their Gruyere and Emmental. Naturally delighted to
have won the "Best Le Gruyere AOC" which von Muhlenen always aspires
to win, continually pushing the boundaries, they entered for the first
time an Organic Gruyere which won a certificate.
The results are as follows:
Best Le Gruyere AOC
- Le Gruyere Premier Cru from the Niedermuhren Dairy
Gold certificates have received:
- Le Gruyere Premier Cru from the Lanthen dairy
- Le Gruyere Premier Cru from the Niedermuhren dairy
- Le Gruyere Classic from the Niedermuhren dairy
Bronze certificates have received:
- Le Gruyere Classic from the Lanthen dairy
- Emmentaler Premier Cru from the Mutten dairy
- Emmentaler Premier Cru from the Ruderswil dairy
- Le Gruyere Organic Classic from the Cremo Dairy "le Moulin"
The success at the World Cheese Awards 2007, underlines the
excellent quality of all cheeses produced by von Muhlenen which
enabled them to win in total 8 different World-Champion titles.
Emmental Premier Cru (4 times World Champion)
- World Champion of all Categories in Madison, Wisconsin 2006
- World Champion of the Swiss Style Category in Madison, Wisconsin
2006, 2004, 1998
Le Gruyere Premier Cru (4 times World Champion)
- World-Champion of "all Categories" at the World Cheese Awards in
London 2005, 2002, 1992
- World-Champion of the Smear Ripened Category cheese in Madison,
Wisconsin 2006
The Von Muhlenen family created its company and ripening cellars
in 1861, and has ever since, been an important player in Swiss cheese
making history. Von Muhlenen has through the decades remained a family
operation, with modern facilities centrally located near Fribourg in
Dudingen, a region famous for its Le Gruyere Fribourg, Emmental
Switzerland and Raclette Fribourg.
Images available at:
http://www.photopress.ch/image/von%20Muehlenen
