Berrys Creek Cheese expands

DUE to overwhelming demand Australia-wide, Berrys Creek Cheese is soon to relocate to a state of the art new facility at Fish Creek.
Once completed, the new cheese factory will be able to increase production six-fold, from 16.5 tonnes per annum to 100 tonnes per annum.
The new facility is being built by Paul Pangrazzi on the property of Paul and Carol Pangrazzi on the Fish Creek-Foster Road.
The Pangrazzis will also be turning their attention to cheese making. Barry will provide the intellectual know how and each company will produce a different range of cheeses.
“We will still be producing all the range of blue cheeses, goat cheeses and the new Buffalo range. Paul is going to concentrate on the white mould cheeses, the wash rind and the hard cheeses. The two concerns will complement each other,” Mr Charlton told The Star.
“Paul is passionate about the project and has been wanting to get into cheese-making for a long time. We will be transferring all the equipment into the new facility.”
The Pangrazzis will be installing a new state of the art humidifying system as part of the process which will ensure the best quality cheeses are produced.
Mr Charlton said the move came about due to the massive demand for his award-winning range.
“The current demand is far outstripping what we can produce. We are now supplying all over Australia using predominantly wholesalers who deliver mainly to delis and restaurants,” he said.
“We hope to be operating in Fish Creek by the end of March.”
As part of the success of the cheese company, recently at the Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy Produce Show, Barry Charlton and Cheryl Hulls and the team had their Tarwin Blue variety chosen as one of five cheeses for the esteemed Australian Cheeseboard Perpetual Trophy. This is the fifth out of the last six times this variety has been chosen.
The cheesemakers were also awarded first prize in the champion sheep, goat and buffalo milk product category.
They also received the Simon Johnson Perpetual Trophy for the Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese Riverine Blue. This is just the first show they have released the product into the Australian market.
Mr Charlton said he is about to scale down on selling at local markets but ensured local customers the products can be still purchased locally at a number of places, including Michael’s IGA in Leongatha and Korumburra and Ahern’s Fruit Market in Foster, and other local stores.

Award winning: Berrys Creek Cheese has won multiple awards; the most recent was just this month when Barry Charlton and Cheryl Hulls, pictured, took out major awards at the Royal Cheese and Dairy Produce Show.

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