ALVIS BROTHERS' LYE CROSS FARM ORGANIC DOUBLE GLOUCESTER IS SUPREME CHAMPION AT BATH AND WEST SHOW

This press release was posted on : 15th June 2004

Somerset cheese makers Alvis Brothers are celebrating after their organic Double Gloucester won the top cheese award at the Bath and West agricultural show. The company, which is a leader in the organic cheese market, won the 'supreme champion' award for its Lye Cross Farm organic Double Gloucester, and also took first prize in the Double Gloucester class.

In addition their Organic Mature Cheddar won First Prize in the Organic Cheddar Class and the Special Prize for the best organic cheese at the show, and their Organic Red Leicester took third prize in the Red Leicester class. All the cheeses are made with OMSCo's top quality organic milk.

Managing Director, John Alvis, comments, "We are delighted with the success we have had at this years show and winning 'supreme champion' is a great result for the whole team. The secret of our high quality organic cheese is using more pure, more natural organic milk, and implementing the best cheese making and maturing processes. It is great that this has been recognised."

Alvis brothers make their organic cheese using milk supplied by members of the Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative (OMSCo), the leading and longest established cooperative of organic dairy farmers in the UK. OMSCO's farmers produce top quality milk from cows that do not graze on pastures treated with synthetic chemical pesticides, are not fed GM feed and are not routinely injected with antibiotics.

Sally Bagenal, OMSCo's Chief Executive, said "We believe that organic dairy farming practices produce the best quality milk available, which in turn brings a clear taste difference to the products that are made with it. The award winning Lye Cross Farm cheeses are fantastic and we are very pleased that this has yet again been recognised.

This is the second year running that Alvis Brothers' cheese has won awards at the Bath and West Show. In 2003 they won prizes for their Organic mature Cheddar, Double Gloucester and Red Leicester, although it is the first year that they have won Supreme Champion.

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Editors Notes

" For more information on organic milk visit www.organicmilk.co.uk

" Lye Cross Farm Double Gloucester is available nationally in all organic & most heath food retailers. www.lyecrosscheese.co.uk

" Alvis Brother has been successful in the following categories at the 2004 Bath and West Show:

Supreme Champion:

Lye Cross Farm Organic Double Gloucester

Best Organic Cheese:

Lye Cross Farm Organic Mature Cheddar

First prize Organic Cheddar:

Lye Cross Farm Organic Mature Cheddar

First prize Double Gloucester:

Lye Cross Farm Organic Double Gloucester

Third Prize Red Leicester:

Lye Cross Farm Organic Red Leicester

" Recent TNS data shows huge growth in sales of organic milk across the board, with the market continuing to grow by 30% year on year and organic sales are expected to grow to £3 billion by 2005.

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