Cheese produced at First Milk’s Haverfordwest Creamery secured four prestigious trophies at this year's International Cheese & Dairy Awards (ICDA).

Overall, First Milk won eight gold, 11 silver and one bronze medal, together with six major trophies, at the world's largest cheese show; this year’s impressive 26 awards once again demonstrating the quality of its cheesemaking.

The Haverfordwest Creamery won the CHR Hansen Trophy for Champion Double Gloucester, the Tetra Pak Tebel Award for Best Extra Mature Creamery Block Cheddar, the ICDA Award for Best Medium Creamery Block Cheddar and the First Milk Past Masters Trophy, underlining the exceptional quality and consistency of the cheeses produced by the team.

Held annually, the ICDA is the world's largest cheese show and this year's event attracted the highest number of entries in several years. With many of the creamery Cheddar classes receiving between 30 and 40 entries, competition was strong.

First Milk was recognised across a range of Cheddar and regional cheese classes, highlighting the consistent quality of the British-owned co-operative's prized cheese.

Commenting on the results, First Milk Customer Quality Manager Jack Eade said:

"These awards are incredibly hard won and reflect the dedication, expertise and passion of everyone involved in producing our cheese. To receive recognition across so many categories at one of the world's most respected cheese competitions is something everyone at First Milk can be enormously proud of.

"While our grading team selects and prepares the entries, none of these achievements would be possible without the commitment of our farmer members producing exceptional quality milk, and the highly skilled teams at our creameries transforming it into consistently award-winning cheese."

The results continue First Milk's long-standing record of success at the International Cheese & Dairy Awards and reinforce the reputation of Haverfordwest Creamery for producing award-winning British cheese.