Speciality Food October 2024

CHEESE UNCUT 30 New retail perspectives from industry experts Golden Hooves launches two new regenerative products @specialityfood Scottish cheesemongers celebrates first birthday Must Be Crackers, the Dunfermline- based cheesemonger and fine food retailer, is celebrating one year of successful trading since opening on 28th September 2023. Founded by experienced retailers Aileen and TristanWright in partnership with Tristan’s brother and sister-in-lawKirstie Wright one year ago on Dunfermline High Street, Must Be Crackers has become a go-to destination for local cheese lovers and visitors to the city. The business’s tagline is ‘Great Food, Thoughtfully Sourced’, and the teamhas worked passionately to deliver that promise to its customers in the form of high quality cheese, charcuterie, crackers and edible treats alongside produce from across the UK and Europe. In 2025 the business is set to launch a bespoke cheese wedding and celebration service. AileenWright, director and retail manager of Must Be Crackers, said, “I cannot thank our customers enough –we have built up a steady stream of regulars alongside welcoming new folk to the shop every day. We are incredibly happy to celebrate a strong first year and we have our extended shop community and the encouragement of other local businesses to thank for that. Our success is also thanks to the unstoppable enthusiasm and hard work of our shop team, and we are very excited to continue to bring delicious food to Dunfermline. We look forward to what the next year has in store!” New release from Feltham’s Farm The regenerative farming cheesemaker has added to its range with a a newDouble Gloucester and range of crackers. Available in 200g pre-packs and 2.5kg blocks for deli counters, the Double Gloucester has beenmade using the recipe that was used for the Supreme Champion at the International Cheese & Dairy Awards 2023. With a moderately firmbody and smooth texture, the cheese boasts a clean flavour with well-balanced savoury and nutty notes as well as a rich and butterymouthfeel. There are two options in the new cracker range: Sage & Onion Crackers and Rosemary & Garlic Crackers. Made using 100% regenerative flour and butter, the cracke rs have been designed for snacking, spreading and dipping, as well as servin g on a cheeseboard. Leona McDonald, director of Golden Hooves, said, “Getting regeneratively farmed food and drink into more people’s homes is what we’re all about, so it’s incredibly exciting to be entering a new category with our crackers and expanding our cheese range still further with the arrival of our Double Gloucester. We’ve had this one up our sleeves for a while, after our recipe took the top prize at the ICDAs last year, but with Christmas coming, it seems like the perfect time to share it with the world!” Organic, non-traditional cheesemaker, Feltham’s Farm, has just revealed a brand-new cheese for 2024, bringing it tomarket at peak Christmas cheese buying time. Lucky Marcel, a cow’s milk variety, was officially launched at the Abergavenny Food Festival, where it proved a huge hit. It’s based on two favourites of the cheesemaker’s team – St Felicien and St Marcellin and is described as a yeast-ripened cheese that’s creamy, flowery and yielding when fresh, breaking down to become buttery, liquid and intense as it ages. The vermiculated, rippling rind makes it an attractive new addition to the cheeseboard this year. Head cheesemaker, Michael Leech, said, “We have had a lot of fun tasting and developing this new cheese over the spring and summer, as the range of tastes develops over six weeks - and is always accessible.” While Feltham’s Farm co-founder, Marcus Fergusson, added, “This is such a delightful cheese for everyone – and to our knowledge the only organic purely geo-ripened ripened cheese on the market in the UK.” Pre-orders and samples are now ready to be sent out on request from the award-winning Somerset farm, which runs on solar panels and ground source heat, and uses milk from a single source herd at neighbouring Godminster Farm.