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The MARM awarded the prizes to the best cheeses of 2011 (25/11/2011)

The Government delegate, Rafael González Tovar, today reported that the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs has awarded prizes for "Best Cheese: 2011," in different categories and also the award for "Food of Spain Best Cheese: 2011, "the company Ampanera Luck, SL, Colmenar Viejo (Madrid).

González Tovar stressed that in the category "other cheese" has been awarded the Central Quesera Montesinos SL, Jumilla.

The aim of these awards is to reassess the work of professionals and organizations that one way or another involved in the food chain, as well as aspects of organic farming and environmental conservation.

They are also designed to promote and publicize native Spanish cheese, organic cheese and other cheeses that have a high organoleptic quality and encourage producers to develop and market these products.

- Category: Cheese native Spanish.

Group: Fresh cheeses.

Award: Cheese Belda, SL, L'Alcudia de Crespins (Valencia).

Group: Soft cheese

Award: Brothers Pajuelo, SAT, of Almoharín (Cáceres)

Group: Pressed paste cheese from sheep

Prize: Benaventanas Dairy Industries, SA (ILBESA) of Benavente (Zamora)

Group: Pressed paste cheese cow

Prize: Crisanto SAT N Â°.

XUGA 1306, Vilalba (Lugo).

Group: goat cheese pressed cheese

Award: Alberto Gil Felix Rodriguez, Puntagorda, La Palma (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).