Speciality-Food-Magazine-March-2025

34 @specialityfood minimal environmental impact and a sustainable community. “Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do at Clawson to ensure we have the best environment S ustainability, farming and the cost-of-living crisis are sharing news updates like never before, creating the perfect opportunity for fine food retailers to investigate the potential of sustainable dairy products in their store. The future is looking promising for sustainable dairy, but there are plenty of challenges ahead – from consumer education to the issues faced by farmers up and down the UK. Fine food shoppers are often well informed, or at least keen to know more, so Speciality Food readers’ audiences are ideal candidates for relishing great products created sustainably and sharing the good word. Thankfully, there are plenty of producers creating great quality – and delicious-tasting – dairy products for sustainably-minded customers to enjoy. A shared vision Speciality cheesemakers Clawson are passionate about doing things properly, taking care of their ecosystem to ensure for our animals, land, employees and members, consumers and local community whilst taking steps to reduce our impact on the planet,” begins Annabel Mclelland, technical and sustainability director. “We are passionate about everything we do and ensuring we are doing the right thing. We have a dedicated farm care teamwho support and guide our farmers by sharing best practice, running workshops and working collaboratively.” Clawson recognises that a one- size-fits-all approach is not suitable when it comes to sustainable dairy production – but collaboration is. “At Clawson we can’t make changes to the whole world, but we can change and work together to create a better future for our farmers, animals, employees and community,” she says. “All our farms have their own bespoke action plans as no two farms are the same. Each farm receives one on one time to support in the plan development to ensure goals/targets are both realistic and achievable. At site are employees are of upmost ROB YATES TOM PARKER CREAMERY FRANCIS CLARKE TREWITHEN DAIRY SAM PARSONS BALCASKIE ESTATE COMMENTATORS ANNABEL MCLELLAND CLAWSON DAIRY FOR ALL The dairy sector is evolving, with more farmers than ever going green – and shoppers are lapping it up