cheese | Toronto cheese event showcases U.K. specialty cheese

For retailers in search of unique cheese offerings, the U.K. Specialty Cheese Showcase was the place to be.

Hosted by the UK government and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, the March 7 event at The Boulevard Club in Toronto provided retailers with the opportunity to taste innovative cheese from different parts of the U.K. Several retailers, including Costco, Longo’s, Loblaw and Sobeys, as well as independents, attended the event.

Suppliers who participated included Tree of Life, Jan K. Overweel, Saputo, Somerdale Cheese, Les Dépendances, The Fine Cheese Co., Finica Food Specialities, Lactalis Canada and Bradburys Cheese.

Among the innovative offerings were a Coombe Castle Sticky and Ilchester cheddar with Glenphilly whiskey (Tree of Life), Oak Manor Port Wine and Oak Manor white stilton mango and ginger products (Jan K. Overweel), three different Wensleydale cheeses with blueberry, cranberry and caramelized onion (Saputo), Scottish cheddars (Lactalis Canada) and Snowdonia Truffle Trove and Ginger Spice cheeses (Finica).

Tanya Moodie, Lucy Anotonacci, Longo’s; Joe Dal Ferro, Finica Food SpecialitiesLisa MacNeil, Tree of Life; Helen Dalimore, Coombe Castle

Joe Dal Ferro and Giovanna Varricchione, Finica Food Specialities; Salvatore Lizzi, La Rose Specialty Foods and Fine Italian BakeryVictoria Auciello, Lucia Russo, Saputo Dairy Products of Canada; Alan Jenkins, Somerdale International

Jan K. Overweel team: Pat Pelliccione, Kevin Benner, Elisia Natale and Frank MastroigiacomoGeorge Paul, Brandburys Cheese; Michael Macguire and Padraic Macguire, Mickey Macguires CheeseJoe Dal Ferro, Finica Food Specialties; Marie Lemieux, PAA; Greg Quinn, British Consulate General; Afrim Pristine, The Cheese BoutiqueDavid Distefano, Lactalis Canada; Luch Anotonacci, Longo’s; Alison Cambouris and Mike Hutt, Lactalis CanadaAlbert and Joseph Brogo, Quality CheeseCheesesPerusing the spreadPerusing the spreadAttendeesSamples
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CheeseInternational Cheese Council of Canada team: Pat Pelliccione, Jan K. Overweel; Marie Lemieux, PAA Advsiory; Lisa MacNeil, Tree of Life; Joe Dal Ferro, Finica Food Specialties and Brandon Purcell, PAA Advisory

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