Cheeses from Lviv region won awards at an international competition in Portugal.

This is "Goat Cheese with Truffle" from the Mukko dairy farm and "Hoverla" cheese with white mold from the Hrybuzovyi Rai cheese factory.

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On November 15, the international cheese competition World Cheese Awards 2024 officially concluded in the Portuguese city of Viseu. Eight out of 27 Ukrainian cheeses were awarded. Among them are cheeses from Lviv region, including the hard cheese "Goat Cheese with Truffle" from the dairy farm "Mukko" and the soft cheese with white mold "Hoverla" from the cheese factory "Pumpkin Paradise." This information is reported by the official representatives of the competition in Ukraine, Ardis Group and ProCheese.

For the third consecutive year, Ukrainian cheeses have gained recognition from international cheese experts. This year, there are eight awards.

“Eight awards is an excellent result in such a large-scale competition. For the third time, we prove that Ukrainian cheeses hold a worthy place in the global market. I thank each cheese maker for their courage and desire for development. Events like this provide a great impetus for improvement, scaling, and finding their consumer,” noted cheese expert ProCheese from Ardis Group and judge from Ukraine at the World Cheese Awards, Oksana Chernova.

The participation of Ukrainian cheeses in the competition took place with the support of Switzerland within the framework of the Swiss-Ukrainian Quality FOOD Trade Program and the assistance of the Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund, as well as Ardis Group.

Silver awards were received by:

hard cheese "Korona" — "Zinka," Kyiv region;
flavored cheese "Lopta" — "Mamin Syr," Transcarpathia.

Bronze awards were received by:

hard cheese "Goat Cheese with Truffle" — "Mukko," Lviv region;
hard cheese "Legenda" — "Doobra Ferma," Kyiv region;
hard cheese "Bikos" — "Doobra Ferma," Kyiv region;
hard cheese "Gouda" — "Zinka," Kyiv region;
soft cheese with white mold "Hoverla" — "Pumpkin Paradise," Lviv region;
semi-hard cheese "Fondy" — "WineTime," Kyiv region.

“World Cheese Awards is always a challenge for our team, but the results are inspiring. Gaining support from international partners and representing Ukraine at the WCA is the result of years of hard work for Ardis Group and Oksana Chernova. We are sincerely pleased with the recognition of Ukrainian cheeses on the international stage, and that the world has once again confirmed that freedom tastes great,” adds Natalia Kahadiy, director of the ProCheese department at Ardis Group.

A total of 4,786 cheeses from 47 countries participated in the competition, and over three years of involvement in the project, Ukrainian cheeses have already received 34 awards.