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The supermarkets have played their part in putting local food on the shelves. Now it’s time to extend support to the army of smaller producers
Supermarkets have been playing the nation’s pantomime villain for so long now that they should have a collective moustache that they could twirl. They are roundly vilified for everything from mercilessly squeezing suppliers to forcing local shops out of...
Coronation Picture Caption Competition
Hear ye, hear ye! We are delighted to finally announce the winners of our coronation picture caption competition. After much deliberation, we have actually picked two winners so a huge congratulations to Jenni at Eco Ness and Jean Fyfe who will shortly be...
Red Bull gives you flings. How the throwaway society is blighting the loveliest parts of the country, and what the Scottish Government could do about it
I’m going to admit my guilty secret right away – I ride a motor cycle. I ride it hard and fast. I live in a part of the world where the roads are made for it. The iconic North Coast 500 snakes through my town, Tain. So, life should be an Easy Rider dream – wind...
Highland Fine Cheeses wins four nominations for its products at Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards
Highland Fine Cheeses, the Tain, Ross shire-based artisanal cheese producer, is celebrating the shortlisting of its iconic cheeses in the small producer food category of the highly regarded Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards (SRFDA) 2023. The winners are...
Slice it whichever way you like, French cheesemakers are still setting the pace in the race for gastronomic excellence
Not since Napoleon’s Old Guard broke themselves, in a last bid for victory, on the implacable British lines at Waterloo have the French been sent reeling in such a devastating and irrecoverable manner. That, in essence, was the way our press – never, of course,...
Tall poppy syndrome* is putting an intolerable strain on entrepreneurial spirit in Scotland and we have to do something about it now
Here’s a conundrum. Every year on November 15th Americans will celebrate National Entrepreneurs’ Day, unashamedly honouring the men and women whose ingenuity, hard work and willingness to take risks has made their economy the envy of the world. Giants such as...
Shaking it up a little. That’s how it all started and it’s certainly how artisanal producers are changing the way we think about cheese
Legend has it – or, rather, the lazily and endlessly repeated myths on the internet which now pass for legend have it – that cheese entered the human purview by serendipitous accident, courtesy of an easy-riding Arab in the searing deserts of seven thousand years ago....
Glasgow Michelin Star Chef opts for Highland Fine Cheeses to dominate his restaurant’s cheeseboard
A Glasgow Michelin Star chef, Graeme Cheevers, has chosen products from Highland Fine Cheeses to dominate the cheeseboard at his fine dining restaurant, Unalome by Graeme Cheevers, in the city’s Finnieston area. Mr Cheevers, who won a Michelin Star for the...
Morangie Brie named Best Scottish Cheese at British Cheese Awards
Highland Fine Cheeses has seen its Morangie Brie named Best Scottish Cheese at the British Cheese Awards 2022. The mellow and tranquil brie, which is produced at Blarliath Farm in Tain, took the trophy after more than 500 cheeses were judged in a single day at...
Highland Fine Cheeses wins big at two highly regarded worldwide Cheese Award contests
Highland Fine Cheeses, maker of iconic brands such as Caboc and Strathdon Blue, is celebrating its two gold, one silver, and two bronze successes at two highly regarded award competitions, the first at the 2022 International Cheese and Dairy Awards (ICDA) held at the...
Delightful dishes from social media
We're lucky to have many people share pictures of their delicious creations using our cheese so we want to share as many interesting recipes as we can. Below is a range of lovely looking dishes courtesy of professional chefs to cooking enthusiasts. What have you made...
It’s not just the luck of the Irish – it’s determination, vision and hard graft. And perhaps it’s time for Scottish dairy producers to take a leaf out of their book
As dairy producers look for growth, chief cheesemaker Rory Stone has these suggestions for the way forward. The following was issued to press in August 2022... It’s not just the luck of the Irish – it’s determination, vision and hard graft. And perhaps...
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