This year’s World Championship Cheese Contest took place on March 5th-6th in Green Bay, Wisconsin and hosted over 400 dairy companies and cooperatives from around the world. There were 3,302 entries across 142 classes, with representation from 25 countries and 32 U.S. states. Our Idaho, New Mexico and Michigan manufacturing sites were among the winner’s circle with a total of 23 medals, including eight gold medals, six silver medals, and nine bronze medals.
The winning products include our core competencies like Colby, Colby Jack, Cheddar, Monterey Jack and Whey Protein Concentrate and Isolate as well as New Product Development products like Black Pepper Cheddar, Manchego, and Sweet Heat Habanero.
The results of the competition confirm Glanbia Nutritionals dedication to producing high quality products for its customers.
Glanbia Nutritionals has entered Cheese products and Whey ingredients in both the U.S. and World Contests for many years and continues to bring home medals, with 275 to date.
Our Results from the 2024 World Championship Cheese Contest
| Category | Plant | Place | Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colby | MWC | 1st | Colby |
| Latin American Style Melting Cheese | Southwest Cheese | 1st | Cows Milk Manchego |
| Open Class: Hard Cheeses, Flavored | MWC | 1st | Black Pepper Cheddar |
| Open Class: Pepper Flavored Cheese, Mild Heat | Southwest Cheese | 1st | Briny Red and Green Jalapeno White Cheddar |
| Pepper Flavored Monterey Jack, High Heat | MWC | 1st | Habanero Jack |
| Pepper Flavored Monterey Jack, Mild Heat | Twin Falls | 1st | Pepper Jack |
| Reduced Sodium Cheeses | Twin Falls | 1st | Reduced Sodium Cheddar |
| Traditional Waxed Cheddar, Mild to Medium | Twin Falls | 1st | Bandage Cheddar Medium |
| Cheddar, Medium (3-6 months) | Southwest Cheese | 2nd | White Cheddar |
| Colby | MWC | 2nd | Colby |
| Open Class: Pepper Flavored Cheese, High Heat | MWC | 2nd | Habanero Cheddar |
| Pepper Flavored Monterey Jack, High Heat | Twin Falls | 2nd | Sweet Heat Habanero Monterrey Jack |
| Pepper Flavored Monterey Jack, Mild Heat | Southwest Cheese | 2nd | Pepper Jack with Red & Green Jalapenos |
| Traditional Waxed Cheddar, Mild to Medium | Twin Falls | 2nd | Bandage Cheddar Medium |
| Colby | MWC | 3rd | Colby |
| Latin American Style Melting Cheese | Southwest Cheese | 3rd | Cows Milk Manchego |
| Marbled Curd Cheese | MWC | 3rd | Colby Jack |
| Monterey Jack | MWC | 3rd | Monterrey Jack |
| Open Class: Pepper Flavored Cheese, Medium Heat | MWC | 3rd | Habanero Cheddar |
| Pepper Flavored Monterey Jack, High Heat | MWC | 3rd | Habanero Jack |
| Traditional Waxed Cheddar, Mild to Medium | Twin Falls | 3rd | Bandage Cheddar Medium |
| Whey Protein Concentrate 80 | Southwest Cheese | 3rd | Avonlac 182 (non-agglomerated) |
| Whey Protein Isolate 90 | Southwest Cheese | 3rd | Provon 192 (non-agglomerated) |