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Cheddar Cheese: The UK's favorite cheese

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15 May 2023

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According to local legend, Cheddar was discovered by accident over 800 years ago when a milkmaid left a pail of milk in the nearby Cheddar Gorge caves and returned some time later to find the milk had turned into a new tasty substance – cheese!

The caves at Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, England are a constant temperature of 7 degrees Celsius, providing the optimum temperature for the cheese to mature – and it still does so to this day. Let’s discover more about Cheddar and how packaging can help to keep this cheese fresh and tasty.

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89% of European consumers indicate transparency as their number 1 criteria regarding hard cheese packaging

89% of consumers participating in an Amcor research study said transparency was important when buying packaged hard cheese. Shoppers like to see the product inside before they buy. Transparent packaging is linked to freshness, safety, and a great-tasting product. This is especially important when buying a product for the first time.

Want to know more about the research? Follow the link here.

Laura Delapeyronnie

Marketing Manager Dairy, Amcor Flexibles

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