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Klondike Cheese Co. has added a fiery cheese sensation with its new Odyssey ® Sweet Heat fla- vored feta cheese. With red, green and habanero peppers, it offers a bit of kick to any of your fa- vorite traditional dishes. Consumers are look- ing for hot and unique flavor combinations. The blend of the spicy, salty and tanginess of the cheese can be added to scrambled eggs, omelets and bur- ritos. These recipe applications open up new ways to serve feta cheese. It's not just for your tradi- tional salad! Mix into a cream cheese and Greek yogurt to make a zesty spread. Odyssey is made using only the freshest Wisconsin cow's milk by master cheese- makers for the last three out of the four generations at Klondike Cheese Company's plant. It's a great story and a great product to share with con- sumers. Odyssey Sweet Heat Feta is only one flavor out of the seven varieties offered to fill your case. Klondike Cheese Co. 608.325.3021 www.klondikecheese.com Odyssey Sweet Heat Crumbled Feta Cheese Emmi Roth USA continued its year-long winning streak at the 29th Annual World Cheese Awards in Spain, capturing 14 awards. These wins bring the total number of awards for the company's Wis- consin-made and imported cheeses to more than 30 in 2016. Emmi Roth USA cheesemakers took home two gold awards, six silver awards and six bronze awards. This year's award-winning cheeses include traditional Swiss imports such as Emmi Kaltbach Gruyere and Emmi Emmentaler to Wisconsin-made American origi- nals like Roth ® Prairie Sunset. Wisconsin-produced Roth brand of cheeses garnered five awards, including a silver award for Roth Prairie Sunset and bronze for Roth Buttermilk Blue, Roth's Private Reserve and Original Havarti. Emmi Roth's imports from Switzerland took home nine of the medals, including: two gold awards for Der Scharfer Maxx and Maxx Extra, five silver awards for the Kaltbach™ line of cheeses and Studer Alter Schweizer; and two bronze awards for Emmi Em- mentaler from the Meikirch region and Kaltbach Le Gruyere from the Moudon region. Silver award-winners in the Kaltbach line include the new Kaltbach Le Cre- meux cheese, which is planned to hit the U.S. market in early 2017. "It is truly an honor to continue to produce cheeses recognized as the best in the world," said Tim Omer, Presi- dent and Managing Director at Emmi Roth USA. "Great cheese is a testament to our high milk stan- dards, cheesemaking traditions, and the dedication and expertise of our cheesemakers and cellar masters around the globe." Hosted by the U.K.'s Guild of Fine Food, the World Cheese Awards is the world's largest cheese event and the most respected competition of its type. This year, more than 260 judges scored more than 3,000 cheeses from 31 countries. About Emmi Roth USA, Inc. Emmi Roth USA, a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Emmi Group, is a leading provider of specialty cheeses. The expansive portfolio includes award-winning cheeses from the United States, Switzer- land and Europe, each crafted with pride from the freshest local milk. Emmi Roth USA, Inc. 608.285.9823 us.emmi.com Emmi Roth USA Honored with 14 Medals at 2016 World Cheese Awards 26 The Cheese Guide FEATURED PRODUCTS Cheese lovers have a new rea- son to enjoy delicious soft cheese in salads, soups and other recipes. New from Litehouse's Simply Artisan Reserve brand is Simple Sea- sons, the first real, finely crumbled soft cheese in a convenient, no waste, shakable glass jar. To add Simple Sea- sons to any dish, just flip one of the two side flaps on the glass jar to sprinkle a little or a lot of feta or blue cheese to en- hance any dish or recipe. Made by the master cheese crafters at Litehouse, who have been mak- ing cheese for more than 50 years. The award-winning line has received many industry accolades, in- cluding first place at the American Cheese Soci- ety's prestigious 2015 Cheese Contest for its Simply Artisan Reserve Blue Cheese. In 2016, the brand swept the cat- egory, taking first, second and third place. Litehouse www.simplyartisanreserve.com Shake Up Specialty Cheese with First Shakable Soft Cheese Ricciolo Della Valsassina from Carozzi brings us an ancient and precious mountain tradition with a cheese that unites soft, melting and creamy under-rind with a friable and dry heart that becomes more aromatic throughout the aging. This cheese is made by treating the whole cow milk with a heat technology similar to that used to make the quartirolo cheese. The rounds ma- ture on wooden boards for about six months, to aid in the correct gradient from the soft and melting creaminess of the under-rind to the friability of the heart, confer- ring the distinctive texture of the cylindrical round. The average weight of every round is about 3 kg. Its texture is compact, dry, white and friable with a pink/brown- ish rind. The taste is aromatic, more or less marked, de- pending on the aging. Perfect as a table cheese for those who love to experience con- trasting tastes, Ricciolo Della Valsassina pairs beautifully with red wine jellies or fig sauce. Savello Cheese 570.822.9743 www.savellousa.com Carozzi Ricciolo Della Valsassina The Widmer family has been handcrafting Cheddar since 1922. In recent years the family has aged these cheddars longer to satisfy the palate of the cheese-lover who appreciates the dis- tinctive flavor of an ar- tisan style cheese. Original family recipes and select cultures (with no shortcuts) give these Cheddars a more sophisticated and com- plex flavor profile. Widmer's super aged Cheddars have an intense flavor with hints of caramel and are known for being very smooth without the bitter- ness associated with some aged cheddars. Also available with added red and green jalapeños. Widmer's Cheese Cellars have won 22 various awards on the company's Cheddar over the last 14 years. Widmer's Aged Cheddar pairs well with a sweet berry- driven Merlot or Pinot Noir. A beer that stands up well to aged Cheddar is a stout beer with with rich cocoa flavors. Widmer's Cheddar Cheese is available in (2-5#), (10-1#) or (20- 8-ounce). Widmer's Cheese Cellars 888.878.1107 www.widmerscheese.com Widmer's Cheddar Cheese A S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N

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