FRANCE is the winner of the 3rd International Caseus Award
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FRANCE is the winner of the 3rd International Caseus Award
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-01-26
Thanks to the International Caseus Award contest, cheese and the cheese trade have joined the elite of worldwide gastronomy.
The 3rd edition, held at Lyon on January 24th as part of the Sirha trade exhibition, brought together the very best cheeses in the world, also know-how and cultures from the four corners of the planet.
Twelve countries, each represented by two cheese specialists, took part in the 3rd edition of the International Caseus Award contest: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United-States.
In this 2009 edition, featuring Westcombe Cheddar, the 12 teams had seven hours in which to submit to a series of tests: installation of a cheese stall, cutting test, blind tasting, sales simulation, presentation of their own refined cheeses, wrapping and packing, answering a multiple choice questionnaire on PDO cheeses...
The ceremony for the presentation of the prizes took place on January 24th, 2009, in the presence of Hervé Mons, President-Founder of the contest.
1 - The 2009 edition of the International Caseus Award contest was won by FRANCE. Cédric LENOIR and Audrey MILLIARD have won a Gold Trophy, accompanied by a stay of 3 nights and 4 days offered by the Association for the Promotion of Auvergne Cheeses.
2 - The 2nd place was awarded to JAPAN. Miyuki MURASE and Yuko INOUE have won a Silver Trophy, accompanied by a stay of 2 nights and 3 days offered by the Organisation for the Defence of Savoie Cheeses.
3 - The 3rd place was awarded to ENGLAND. Michael THOMPSON and Srdja MASTILOVIC have won a Bronze Trophy, accompanied by a stay of 2 nights and 3 days offered the Regional Association of Cheeses with Comtoise Designation.
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