Golden Hooves Cheddar wins Supreme Champion at Global Cheese Awards

Golden Hooves is celebrating a huge milestone in its regen revolution, as its Vintage Cheddar was named UK Supreme Champion at the Global Cheese Awards for the second time. One of the biggest prizes in cheese, this latest trophy has taken Golden Hooves’ tally up to 50 individual awards, as expert judges from across the industry consistently single out the brand for praise and recognition.

Awarded on 13 September at West Woodlands Showground in Somerset, the Supreme Champion trophy was one of six prizes scooped by Golden Hooves products at this year’s Global Cheese Awards. Adding to a hefty haul of recent wins at Great Taste, the British & Irish Cheese Awards, International Cheese & Dairy Awards, Virtual Cheese Awards, Farm Shop & Deli Awards and the Royal Welsh Show, where Golden Hooves Salted Butter took the Supreme Champion trophy, these achievements all signpost the outstanding taste and quality of the range, as Golden Hooves goes all out to help more people enjoy regeneratively farmed food every day.

As part of farmer-owned dairy co-operative, First Milk, Golden Hooves has also celebrated the co-op’s King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development, as well as B-Corporation certification, and was named in The Good Shopping Guide’s Top 200 Ethical Businesses for 2024. Having trodden a glittering path of medals, rosettes and silverware since the brand was first launched two years ago, all of this has been done to shine a spotlight on the co-op’s work to deliver a better future for people, animals, wildlife and the planet.

Leona McDonald, director of Golden Hooves, commented:

“It’s been an incredible couple of years for Golden Hooves, but this award really stops us in our tracks - we’re thrilled. More and more people want food that’s better for the planet without giving up the joy of proper cheese, and that’s exactly what we’re all about. This trophy is a lovely reminder that you don’t have to choose between flavour and farming that restores the land. We’ve got the cheese - and the butter, crackers and other treats - to prove it. Join us in our regen revolution!”

As excitement around regenerative farming continues to build in the UK, shoppers can now find Golden Hooves products at some of the nation’s largest and most respected retailers, including Waitrose, Ocado and Booths, as well as at independent retailers across the country, and online at thecheesemarket.co.uk.