Booths win gold at International Cheese and Dairy awards

Booths has won 47 medals at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards at Bingley Hall, Staffordshire, including 20 gold, 18 silver and 9 bronze medals. 

Booths also won the Best Convenience Cheese Retailer Award Trophy.

The family-owned food and drink retailer, which specialises in showcasing the finest local and regional foods, performed well in the International Cheese Awards, which feature the world’s very best cheese attracting UK and international entries.

Amongst the 20-gold medal winning cheeses were Booths brand lines of, Mild Cheddar, Organic Stilton, Grana Padano, Halloumi and Booths Reblochon.

Alan Kirby, Booths cheese buyer, said: “We’re absolutely delighted with our multiple medals at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards.  This is a real credit to the skill and dedication of our cheesemakers, both in our Northern heartland and further afield.”

“We’re very proud of our cheese counters here at Booths, and the colleagues who look after them.  We train our colleagues at our very own “Cheese Academy” which shares product knowledge and specialist training to give the very best advice to customers. Our 100-strong range also incorporates both British and European cheeses that are best in class.”

Booths is a family owned and operated independent supermarket with stores across Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumbria, and Cheshire.

It is committed to sourcing products locally and seasonally from the counties it serves, a fresh approach to retailing that has earned the company its deserved position as the UK’s leading regional supermarket.