By Blake Jackson
Due to popular demand, dairy product manufacturers worldwide now have an additional week to enter the 2024 World Championship Cheese Contest. The extended deadline is Friday, December 8, and the entry fee is just $75.
The final deadline for all entries is January 26, 2024. Entries can be submitted online using the secure MyEntries© system at WorldChampionCheese.org.
"This is a great opportunity for companies to gain valuable technical feedback and media exposure from the World Championship Cheese Contest," said Kirsten Strohmenger, Contest Director for Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA).
A team of internationally renowned expert judges will evaluate products March 5-7 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The Contest will be open for free public viewing during the preliminary rounds of judging on March 5 and 6 from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Judges will award gold, silver, and bronze medals to the three highest-scoring entries in each class. Gold medal cheeses will move to the Championship Round for a shot at the World Champion Cheese title.
The 2024 World Championship Cheese Contest is the largest technical dairy products evaluation in the world. In 2022, judges evaluated 2,978 entries, with Gourmino Le Gruyère, made by Michael Spycher of Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus in Bern, Switzerland, earning the top spot.
Questions about the World Championship Cheese Contest may be directed to Kirsten Strohmenger at kstrohmenger@wischeesemakers.org.
Photo Credit: Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association
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