Somerdale Celebrates Record Sales as It Showcases Range Ideal for the Holiday Season

Somerdale International is celebrating a record year in the USA with its sales and distribution of the very best British and Irish specialty cheese growing strongly for the 12 months to end of March 2026.  Alongside an uplift in sales of its comprehensive range of great tasting classic and contemporary British cheeses, Somerdale’s success has also been driven by its expanding range of innovatively packaged, taste-bud tantalizing, celebratory cheeses. 

Cheeses that have been specifically created to bring fun, excitement and a touch of decadence to themed cheeseboards and meals to help celebrate the likes of St Patrick’s Day, Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year.

With this in mind, Somerdale will be showcasing and sampling its range of superb tasting celebratory cheeses ideal for the Holiday Season at the IDDBA Show being held in Orlando, Florida from 7-9^th June and the SFA’s Summer Fancy Food show in New York City from 28-30^th June. 

These will include the deliciously decadent:

• Somerdale Grand Reserve Champagne Cheddar:  A premium classic English Cheddar infused with the subtle fruitiness of Champagne.  This complex cheese has a luxuriously creamy texture and wonderful fruity notes and is perfect for any celebration or that special Holiday cheeseboard.  One of Somerdale’s bestsellers globally, waxed 4.4IIb rounds of Champagne Cheddar were stocked in over 3,000 stores across the USA last year. 

New for 2026, in addition to the waxed round, will be Somerdale Grand Reserve Champagne Cheddar in a convenient, stunning looking, 5.3oz waxed parchment flow wrap format.  Available in cases of 12 x 5.3oz packs, this means the ultimate celebration cheese is set to appear in even more stores this Holiday Season!

• Somerdale Truffler Cheddar:  A sumptuous cheese that delivers a taste sensation by infusing moreish Mature English Cheddar with the rich, intense umami flavour of Black Summer Truffles.  Specifically created for the US market, Truffler Cheddar is available in a black waxed 4.4IIb round with an eye-catching silver and gold hand drawn label which is sure to provide real theatre to any deli cabinet cheese display.  While Truffler is also available in a convenient but no less stunning 5.3oz pre-pack format.

• Somerdale ‘Festive Stars & Trees’: Fun and festive, Somerdale’s red, white and green waxed Stars & Trees are sure to be the ideal centre piece for any Christmas cheese board.

The Somerdale booth will also showcase its ‘spooktacular’ range of Halloween cheeses ideal for ‘trick or eating’:

• Wensleydale with Pumpkin Spice combines a creamy, unrinded, Wensleydale (one of England’s oldest cheeses first made by monks in the north of England around the 11th century) with a specially created pumpkin spice blend of ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. The natural acidity and sweetness of the white cheese pairs perfectly with the warmth of the pumpkin spice creating a taste sensation. Available in vibrant pumpkin orange waxed 5.3oz truckles that will deliver a real standout appeal to any cheese case.

• Bloody Good Cheddar!: Somerdale’s great-tasting and ghoulishly fun Bloody Good Cheddar!  is available in 7oz black waxed ‘coffin-shaped’ truckles. The scarily moreish cheese is a traditionally made mature, deep red, cheddar.  Aged to perfection it delivers sweet notes that overlay a bold, robust flavour profile that will leave taste buds craving for more.

Visitors to the Somerdale booth will also be able to sample its unparalleled selection of the very best premium specialty British and Irish cheese.  This includes classic Farmhouse Cheddars, such as the iconic Barber’s 1833 Vintage Reserve Cheddar made by the world’s oldest surviving Cheddar-makers;  the wonderfully rich iconic blue-veined Stilton, the King of British Cheese; Cashel Blue the award-winning, semi-soft, creamy Irish blue cheese celebrated for its melt-in-the-mouth layers of flavour; together with a growing range of Somerdale’s moreish blended cheeses including the classic Wensleydale and Cranberry.

Commenting on its presence at IDDBA and Summer Fancy Food Alan Jenkins Director at Somerdale International said, “Both IDDBA and Summer Fancy Food provide a great opportunity for us to showcase & sample our unrivalled range of the very best cheese from across the British Isles and demonstrate our care and commitment to reinforcing Somerdale’s position as the leading supplier to the US market.

“Over the last 12  months we have enjoyed record sales in the States and we strongly believe that America’s love affair with British cheese is set to go from strength to strength. A key focus for Somerdale in the year ahead will be enhancing our offer, not only of classic British cheeses such as our iconic Barber’s 1833 Vintage Reserve Cheddar and the finest Blue Stilton, but also our exciting range of cheeses perfect for celebratory occasions and the holiday season.  These fun and exciting cheeses not only make specialty cheese more accessible for consumers but also help to keep the cheese case fresh and enticing.”

About Somerdale International

Based in Wellington, Somerset, Somerdale International is a leading UK exporter of British cheese & dairy products. Now in our 37^th year of operation, today Somerdale exports British cheese to over 50 countries worldwide. Today, we are the largest exporter of specialty British cheese to the USA with shipments leaving for New York every week. 

Somerdale’s range of British cheese, which is unparalleled in its quality and breadth, has been central to its success in the USA. This has been complemented by Somerdale’s dedicated in-market sales team and comprehensive network of regional distributors located across the United States.  A network which is central to Somerdale’s ability to providing national, regional and independent retailers and foodservice providers with the opportunity to carry the very best British cheese.