The Awards

Over the last seven years Klein River Cheeses have won several awards. Local and international recognition has been received for our outstanding cheeses.

2001

  • Qualite Award of Quality for Gruyere-type cheese
  • National Dairy Championships 1st prize for Gruyere-type cheese

2002

  • National Dairy Championships 2nd prize for Gruyere-type cheese

2003

  • National Dairy Championships 1st price for Gruyere-type cheese
  • National Dairy Championships 1st prize for best cheese Basket/Selection (Colby, Danbo & Gruyere-type cheese)
  • World Cheese Awards 3rd prize for Gruyere-type cheese.

2004

  • National Dairy Championships 1st prize for Extra Mature Gruyere-type cheese
  • Qualite Award for outstanding product quality.
  • Dairy Product of the year awarded to Klein River Extra Mature Gruyere-type cheese.
  • Slow Food Cape Town Citation 2004 awarded Klein River Cheese for creativity and pioneering efforts to extend the range of world class South African cheeses.
  • Gold medal at the World Cheese Awards in London for Extra Mature Gruyere-type cheese.
Award winning cheese

2005

  • 1st Prize for Gruyere and Extra Mature Gruyere-type cheese at National Dairy Championships.
  • 3rd prize for Danbo at National Dairy Championships.

Award winning cheese

2006

  • At the SA Dairy Championships a 1st Prize for Extra Mature Gruyere-type cheese in the extra hard cheese category.
  • 2nd Prize for Gruyere-type cheese, 3rd prize for Van Beulen and 4th prize for Stanford in the hard cheese category.
  • A Slow Food Cape Town Citation 2006 award for innovation and consistency in cheese making in South Africa.
  • World Cheese Awards, Silver Medal for Extra Mature Gruyere-type cheese.
Award for 2007 

2007

  • At the World Cheese Awards a gold for Gruyere-type cheese (6 month).
  • At the South Africa Dairy Championships a
    1st for Gruyere-type cheese (6 month), 2nd for Van Beulen & 3rd for Stanford all in the brushed rind category.
  • Gruyere-type cheese (6month) also received a Qualite Award for outstanding quality.
  • 1st for Havarti in the semi-soft category and
  • 2nd for Extra Matured Gruyere-type cheese in the Extra hard category.

 

2008

  

In 2008 at the South Africa Dairy Championships we won the following:
  • 1st for Havarti, in the semi-soft category as well as a Qualitè Award for outstanding product quality. 
  • In the brushed rind category, South African Gruyere, matured received a second place; 4th for South African Gruyere; 5th for Van Beulen; and 6th for Stanford. 
  • Grana received a 3rd place in the hard cheese category and in the semi hard category, Raclette was placed 6th and Colby 9th.. 

2009

 

In 2009 at the South Africa Dairy Championships we won the following:

  • 1st place for  Havarti cheese for the second consecutive year.
  • 3rd place was received for our Italian-style Grana in the highly competitive Hard Cheese category.
  • 3rd for Danbo, the creamy gouda-style cheese.
  • 3rd for Gruyere.