The Covid-19 cheese challenge

摘要

Stilton is the UK's most popular blue cheese and has a certificated trademark to protect its British heritage, so it can only be made following a time-honoured tradition. It was the first British cheese to be awarded the protected designation of origin status (PDO), giving it the same status as champagne. Robin Skailes, a director of Cropwell Bishop Creamery in the UK, discussed the seismic changes occurring in the British artisan cheese industry during the coronavirus pandemic with Dairy Industries International. Q. How has the pandemic affected your business? For Stilton, a big market is the US and Canada, and there's been an interruption to the supply chain at short notice. Suddenly that was it, and half the market for our cheeses was gone. We are not alone, and for all artisanal cheese makers it is quite difficult.