Cheese Retailers April 2024

W elcome to the fourth edition of Inspirational Cheese Retailers , brought to you by the teams behind Speciality Food and Le Gruyère AOP. In this latest round-up of the brightest and best independent cheesemongers, we highlight the heritage, traditional andmodern pillars of the cheese-selling world across the UK. Representing every region of the UK, each of these indies has a story to tell – and I hope you find their profiles not only interesting, but inspiring to boot. For the professionals profiled within these pages, selling cheese is a passion not a chore, a lifestyle not a 9-5 task, and we feel this attitude is worthy of applause. Please join us in celebrating the cheesemongers shaping the course of fine cheese in 2024. HOLLY SHACKLETON | EDITOR holly.shackleton@artichokehq.com specialityfoodmagazine.com 3 Welcome CONTENT Editor Holly Shackleton holly.shackleton@artichokehq.com Editor (maternity cover) Charlotte Smith-Jarvis, 01206 505981 charlotte.smith-jarvis@artichokehq.com News & Digital Editor Courtney Goldsmith courtney.goldsmith@artichokehq.com Art Director Lee Whiteford lee.whiteford@artichokehq.com Published by ArtichokeMedia Ltd Global House, Global Park, Moorside Colchester, Essex, CO1 2TJ Customer service subscriptions@artichokeHQ.com COMMERCIAL Advertising Manager Jessica Brett jessica.brett@artichokehq.com Deputy Advertising Manager Sammy Kirby Account Manager Louise Barnes 01206 508629 louise.barnes@artichokehq.com Accounts artichokemedialtd@integral2.com Publisher Sam Reubin 01206 505936 sam.reubin@artichokehq.com Next issue available: March 2025 4 HowWe Put This Guide Together 6 Ancient Skills, Modern Tastes 9 Relish the Best of Switzerland 10 Hamish Johnston 12 St Giles Cheese 14 Rennet & Rind 16 The Cheese Hole 18 Georgonzola 20 The Little Cheese Shop 22 Star Plain Stores 24 Jarrolds 26 Birkdale Cheese Co. 28 grate Newcastle 30 The Cheese Box 32 Newlyns Farm Shop 34 Secretts Farm Shop 36 Parlourmentary 38 Inspirational Cheese Retailers 2023: The Revisits HAMISH JOHNSTON