LaClare Creamery Nabs 2 Prestigious Awards
LaClare Creamery won two first place medals at the recent American Cheese Society (ACS) Competition.
One first place award went to the company’s Fig & Honey Goat Cheese in the ‘Fresh Goat Cheese with Sweet Predominant Flavor’ category, and the other to its Chipotle Honey Goat Cheese in the ‘Fresh Goat Cheese with Savory Predominant Flavor’ category.
Judging for the ACS Competition took place May 15-19, with winners announced during the 40th Annual ACS Conference at the Iowa Events Center on July 19.
“The entire LaClare Creamery team is thrilled to see this honor bestowed upon both our Fig & Honey Goat Cheese and Chipotle Honey Goat Cheese,” said Patrick Considine, national sales director at LaClare Creamery.“ Just back in March, our Fig & Honey Goat Cheese received first place at the 21st biennial U.S. Championship Cheese Contest, so seeing that our cheeses continue to get recognized as best-in-class across the dairy community affirms the value of our team’s hard work and dedication to fresh, clean flavors.”
- LaClare’s Fig & Honey Goat Cheese consists of a blend of natural sweetness from figs and golden honey, combined with the creaminess of LaClare’s Original Goat Cheese.
- Likewise, LaClare’s Chipotle Honey Goat Cheese starts with LaClare’s Original Goat Cheese and combines the natural sweetness of honey with the subtle heat of chipotle peppers.
The ACS Awards are given to cheeses and cultured dairy products that achieve high technical excellence and exhibit the highest aesthetic qualities. The ACS Judges consist of various food professionals carefully selected from academia and the dairy sciences industry, as well as culture manufacturers, food retailers, distributors, and members of the food media. Growing from just 89 entries 37 years ago, the 2023 ACS competition received 1,454 across 120 categories.