Ilchester Vegan Melting Mature

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Cheese Alternatives

Ilchester’s “Best Melting Vegan Cheeze” Now in Slices at Sainsbury’s

Top British flavoured cheese supplier Ilchester is to launch its popular Vegan Melting Mature in a new sliced format. The launch follows the success of the Vegan Melting Mature block, which won gold in the Dairy-Free Cheese Alternative category of the International Cheese Awards 2022. The vegan cheese debuted as part of a selection box for Christmas 2020, but proved so popular that it was made permanently available — along with Ilchester Vegan Blue — in July of last year. Ilchester is part of the Norseland portfolio, which features both dairy and plant-based cheeses. Two more award-winning brands, Applewood Vegan and Mexicana Vegan, are also included in the portfolio. Conventional cheese brands go vegan Norseland is not the only dairy cheese brand to have expanded …

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Ilchester Vegan Melting Mature

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Cheese Alternatives

Ilchester Vegan Melting Mature Wins Dairy-Free Category at International Cheese Awards

Norseland, the UK’s top blended cheese supplier, has won gold at the International Cheese Awards for its popular product Ilchester Vegan Melting Mature. The plant-based cheese, described by the Independent as “the best vegan melting cheeze on the market”, took first place in the Dairy-Free Cheese Alternative category. Ilchester said the product’s “meltability”, a property often lacking in vegan cheeses, had made it popular with flexitarians as well as plant-based eaters. “This is the first award for Ilchester’s first-ever plant-based cheeze, and what an award to win!” said Lisa Harrison, Marketing Manager for Ilchester and Applewood. “The International Cheese Awards 2022 are highly respected in the industry and across the world, and the competition is always very tough, so I am really thrilled that the …

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Ilchester Vegan-Blue

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Products & Launches

Ilchester to Launch Vegan Blue and Vegan Melting Mature in Response to Overwhelming Demand

English dairy producer Ilchester announces it is to launch Ilchester Vegan Blue and Ilchester Vegan Melting Mature as standalone, permanent products in 200g blocks due to “overwhelming” customer demand. The company reports that total sales of its Applewood Vegan are worth £4.2 million, and in the latest 52-week period, sales have grown by 301% in the last year. The news comes following the company’s success last Christmas when the products were featured in a Vegan Festive Selection which was described by The Vegan Society as “the most talked about vegan cheeze selection of 2020”. The Ilchester Vegan Blue Cheeze will feature unique blue spirulina veins to mimic the look of blue cheese and reportedly will offer the same creamy texture and sharp and salty taste …

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