The World Cheese Awards, established in 1988 by the Guild of Fine Food, is the world's largest international cheese-only competition that brings together thousands of entries from over 40 countries. Held annually, it shines a spotlight on artisan producers through blind judging by international experts, awarding Gold, Silver, Bronze, and the prestigious Super Gold medals.

World Cheese Awards exists to encourage cheesemakers from across the globe, allowing them to present their cheese to an international body of experts, and often shining a light on small, artisan producers.

As an accreditation that assesses each cheese on its own merit, an award ensures your product stands out on crowded cheese counters, regardless of the size of your business. It can also provide motivation for your team, as well as increasing sales and brand awareness by showcasing it on an international world stage.

World Cheese Awards directs more focus and encouragement for artisan and farmhouse cheeses than any other competition by offering worldwide consolidated shipping points to assist cheesemakers with the logistics and cost of shipping their entries.

The quality and balance of our judging panel gives the World Cheese Awards the credibility and trust that has been built up over 30 years. The contest works hard on the panel every year: last year, judges came from 38 countries – often supported with travel arrangements to make sure any barriers to attending were limited – and represented technologists, graders, retailers, journalists, buyers, chefs, producers and key industry professionals and influencers.

Every year, the judging panel is reconsidered, and every person assessed for what they bring to the overall group. There are many wonderful cheese professionals around the world who could bring their expertise to the panel and places are rotated for each edition. This ensures we achieve a balance of age, gender, and discipline within the dairy industry.

According to gff.co.uk