2018 September Board Book

Real California Cheeses…Page 3 of 3

• Peluso Cheese Company, Los Banos: 2 nd for Teleme Cheese, American Original (Teleme

– Made from Cow’s Milk).

• Sierra Nevada Cheese Company*, Willows: 1 st for Cultured Classics Creme (Labne)

Kefir, Cultured Milk and Cream Products (Labneh, Greek Style Yogurt, and other

Strained Cultured Products).

In total, 15 cow’s milk cheese and dairy companies won awards for products made with 100%

Real California milk from the state’s more than 1300 dairy farm families. California is the

second largest cheese producing state in the nation, responsible for more than 2.5 billion pounds

of cheese in 2017. Real California cheeses and dairy products can be found at retailers

throughout the U.S., Mexico and Asia. For more information, visit: RealCaliforniaMilk.com. For

more information on ACS competition winners, go to: cheesesociety.org.

* Bellwether Farms, Central Coast Creamery and Sierra Nevada Cheese Company also received awards for non-

cow’s milk cheeses that do not carry the Real California Milk seal.

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About the California Milk Advisory Board

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), an instrumentality of the California Department

of Food and Agriculture, is funded by the state’s more than 1300 dairy families and is one of the

largest agricultural marketing boards in the United States. With a mission to increase demand for

products made with Real California Milk, the CMAB promotes California’s sustainable dairy

products in the state, across the U.S. and around the world through advertising, public relations,

research, and retail and foodservice promotional programs. For more information and to connect

with the CMAB, visit RealCaliforniaMilk.com , Facebook , YouTube , Twitter , Instagram and

Pinterest .