Celebrating Welsh food and drink

specialityfoodmagazine.com 23 South Caernarfon Creameries KIRSTIE JONES South Caernarfon Creameries isWales’ oldest and largest farmer-owned dairy co-operative, rooted proudly in the landscape of the Llŷn Peninsula since 1938. What began as a small group of Welsh farmers working together to create a sustainable future for local dairy has grown into a modern, award-winning creamery producing exceptional cheese and butter for customers across the UK and beyond. The Dragon brand showcases the very best of Welsh craftsmanship. Fromhandcrafted cavern-aged cheese matured deep withinWelsh slate caverns to rich salted butter, every product reflects the dedication, skill and authenticity of the business’s farmingmembers. All of South Caernarfon Creameries’ milk is sourced exclusively fromWelsh farmers across North andMid Wales. This strong, genuinely local supply base supports rural Welsh communities, protects family farms and ensures excellent quality and traceability fromfield to pack. What makes South Caernarfon Creameries stand out is the combination of deep-rooted co-operative values and a forward-looking approach to innovation, quality and sustainability. sccwales.co.uk Village Dairy FALMAI AND GARETH ROBERTS Who knew that fromGareth and Falmai’s first trials of yogurt in their Tal Y Bryn Farmhouse airing cupboard, back in 1985, Llaeth Y Llan would develop into a thriving producer with amodern linear production facility specifically designed to create and package high quality yogurt?The initial dairy was converted froman old calf shed, wheremilk was bottled, cream separated and yogurt produced all next door to themilking parlour and cow holding areas, where cows would wait to bemilked. Then in 1995 amoremodern dairy was designed and built utilising the old redundant farmgranary and other outbuildings, to fulfil increased demand for our yogurt andmilk. For the next 20 years this was Llaeth Y Llan’s HQ, bits and bobs were added along the way to increase capacity but Gareth’s initial design allowed Llaeth Y Llan to grow for 20 years. 2017 was a big year for the Roberts family and Llaeth Y Llan. Early in the year the dairy passed its BRC audit with flying colours and onMay 25th the dairy was officially opened by Lesley Griffiths AM, Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs. Today the teamare still busy producing and creating award-winning yogurt. villagedairy.co.uk