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Article: Feta gains foothold in US market
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- The Press
- Article date:
- October 14, 1999
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INVERCARGILL -- An award-winning Balclutha-made sheep's-milk feta
has gained a promisingfoothold in the American market.
Dairy Sheep Products started to make the cheese last year. This
year it was namedTradenz best export cheese in the New Zealand
Cheese Awards.
General manager Riza Kibar said the company had so far exported
66 tonnes to Australia,New York, and Los Angeles.
The feta was selling well in the United States, and distributors
had agreed to take100 tonnes in the coming season.
The company had funded its foray into the US markets with the
$2000 prize money fromthe cheese awards, and with support from
Tradenz, said Mr Kibar.
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