Article: Whey to go as cheese firm wins major deal

A HANDMADE cheese produced on a family farm has been chosen by a national pub chain for use on its burgers.

The cheeses, produced by Shepherds Purse, based near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, have already been served at Wimbledon and are enjoyed by customers of a major airline.

Its Yorkshire Blue cheese will now top burgers and be used on ploughman's lunches in the 94 Slug and Lettuce wine bars across the UK.

It follows the signing of a [pounds]100,000 contract with the wine bar's parent company, Bay Restaurant Group.

The deal is the latest success for the cheese, which in December won the Gold Award in the Caterer Group's Excellence in Food and Drink Awards.

The accolade followed the company's ...

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