Agropur celebrates its winnings at the world championship cheese contest

LONGUEUIL, CANADA – Agropur is proud to announce that many of its proudly made cheeses won medals at the prestigious World Championship Cheese Contest, held March 1-3 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

“We are immensely proud of this achievement again this year,” stated Jean-Philippe Asselin, President Cheese, US. These awards reflect our employees’ hard work and daily dedication to produce the highest quality of cheese in the world for our customers.”  

Agropur won a total of 11 awards at the 2022 edition of the major international cheese competition, including three gold, four silver, and four bronze, at the biannual event hosted by the Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association.

Agropur Canada in Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, QC, Canada won first place for its cheddar aged 2+ years. Agropur US also excelled in the Mild Provolone category, sweeping the top three places with cheeses made at its Luxemburg, Wisconsin plant. The judges were similarly impressed by the Whole Milk Mozzarella from its Luxemburg facility, taking first place. Its winning cheeses are:

  • Class 2 – Medium Cheddar: Agropur-Weyauwega (2nd Place)
  • Class 5 – Cheddar Aged 2+ Years: Agropur-Bon Conseil (1st Place) and Agropur-Weyauwega (3rd Place)
  • Class 15 – Whole Milk Mozzarella: Agropur-Luxemburg  (1st Place)
  • Class 16 – LMPS Mozzarella:  Agropur-Lake Norden (3rd Place)
  • Class 19 – Mild Provolone:  Agropur-Luxemburg swept the class placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd  
  • Class 21 – Smoked Provolone: Agropur – Lake Norden (2nd Place)
  • Class 45 – Brie:  Agropur-St-Hyacinthe with L’Extra Triple Crème (2nd Place)
  • Class 80 – Reduced Sodium Cheese: Agropur – Luxemburg with reduced sodium provolone (3rd Place)

"This is the second major award for the Extra brand in a four-year period, and we are also honored to win first place for our Cheddar," said Pierre-Edouard Chomette, Vice President, Business Unit Fine Cheeses. “Creating fine, quality cheese takes dedication, passion and a lot of patience. These are qualities that our employees display with the greatest pride.”

The biennial World Championship Cheese Contest is the world’s largest technical cheese competition.

A jury of 53 experts recognized by the world’s top master cheesemakers assesses all technical aspects of cheeses from the best cheesemakers in 26 countries. Of the 2919 entries, medals are awarded to the three highest scoring entries in each of this year’s 141 distinct classes.

ABOUT AGROPUR

Founded in 1938, Agropur is a top 20 global dairy producer. With sales of $7.3 billion CAD in 2021, it processes more than 14 billion pounds of milk per year at its 31 plants across North America. Agropur is a major supplier of products to the retail, food service and industrial sectors that offer an impressive roster of brands to consumers. The organization, which operates as a cooperative in Canada and a private company in the United States, is a source of pride for its 2,974 members and 7,700 global employees who work together in pursuit of a shared vision: “Better dairy. Better world.” | agropur.com/agropur.com/us

-30- 

For more information: 

Mylène Dupéré 
Vice President of Corporate Communications 
514-833-7880 
[email protected]