Milk Link’s Llandyrnog Creamery, in Denbighshire, Wales,achieved an exceptional set of results at the recent British Cheese Awards including theprestigious Dougal Campbell Trophy for Best Welsh Cheese.

The Creamery picked up a furthertwo gold awards for its mild cheddar and Double Gloucester; a silver award for its organic cheddar; and four bronzes for its mild cheddar, mature cheddar, Export Vintage Cheddar and Red Leicester.

Neil Kennedy, Chief Executive of Milk Link commented on the results: “We are absolutely delighted that the excellence of our cheeses from Llandyrnog has been recognised at the highly regarded British Cheese Awards. This is testament to the exceptionally high quality of our products and the dedication and talent of our workforce. We are thrilled to build on the success we have already had in 2009 with these new awards.”

Milk Link produces a range of branded cheeses and butters, including Tickler, the fabulous extra-mature cheddar produced in the heart of Devon; The Red One, the really remarkable Red Leicester; Lockerbie Cheddar and Butter, unique products with a special kick and “a wee bit of bite”; the Cadog range of bilingually-branded cheeses; and Moo Milk, the extended shelf life milk which comes as full-fat, semi-skimmed, one %, skimmed and with different flavours.

The company manufactures over 20 varieties of cheddars, Blue Stiltons and British regional cheeses for the retail, foodservice and ingredients sectors and employs over 1,000 staff across five cheese and dairy processing facilities and its consumer packing facility at Oswestry, Shropshire.