Mucor : an invasive ally ➜ A useful irritant. An indispensable flora for certain cheeses, but a defect in others, Mucor is valued for its invasiveness but is difficult to remove when it has established itself in a cheesemaking facility. Acidification delays : Diagnosis and prevention ➜ An important factor in determining the final character of a cheese, the acidification curve can occasionally deviate from its intended trajectory and be delayed. Depending on the cause, the consequences can be critical. Fairme : Artificial Intelligence… on the farm ➜ After the Albora machine, presented in our last issue, we present a new initiative to help farmers make the most out of their milk, developed by a startup specializing in artificial intelligence, with a different economic model : the developers will market the cheeses themselves, rather than the farmer.
CSR in cheese retail : the FFF charts the path ➜ The Corporate Social Responsibility Charter launched by the Fédération des Fromagers de France (FFF) gives cheesemongers the tools to evaluate the quality of their practices and services. Feedback from some of the first to be certified. Maison Bleue : Say it with Cheese ! ➜ A concept store combining a florist and a cheese maker in the same shop.
The Netherlands stamps down on intensive farming ➜ With the Netherlands producing the highest nitrogen emissions in Europe, the European Union (along with non-profit Greenpeace) is pressuring the (...)
Normandy, strictly local ➜ As in many parts of France, alongside the big players are smaller producers working with raw milk, making organic products, selling directly, and looking to be self-sustaining in basic crops for the family (partially incited by the difficulty in recruiting staff), without looking to produce large volumes. Here are some examples.
The realm of Neal’s Yard Dairy ➜ A driving force in the rediscovery and promotion of traditional British products, the London cheese retailer stays very close with its producers. ➜ Jason Hinds, globe-trotting cheesemonger ➜ Sourcing: a carefully trod path
