Rogue Creamery will donate 1% of October sales to ACEF (American Cheese Education Fund) to celebrate American Cheese Month. The American Cheese Society’s sister organization, ACEF, was created to educate people about the art and science of artisanal and specialty cheese and it supports existing and new educational efforts to further learning opportunities for all those interested in producing, marketing, selling, and appreciating North America’s artisan, farmstead, and specialty cheeses.
One of those educational components is the Certified Cheese Professional program; the letters ACS CCP designate that an individual has acquired thorough knowledge and the level of expertise that is demanded within the cheese industry. Two Rogue Creamery team members, Tom Van Voorhees and Chelsea Faris, were among the first in the U.S. to earn the CCP credentials. For additional information about ACEF go to http://www.cheesefoundation.org/ and for additional information about American Cheese Month, October, go to http://www.americancheesemonth.org/october-american-cheese-month/ .
Rogue Creamery owner and ACEF Board Member, David Gremmels, urges other cheesemakers, distributors and retail organizations to participate in supporting ACEF, as he says “We all have the ability to contribute to some way to better the world. We are doing it one wheel of cheese at a time."
About Rogue Creamery – Rogue Creamery’s international award winning handmade cheese is produced from sustainable and organic certified raw milk and made using sustainable practices which integrates three main goals — environmental health, animal welfare, and social and economic equity. Rogue Creamery ensures a consistently delicious and healthful experience through its commitment to sustainable, organic and food safety processes which are third party certified. Its dairy and cheesemaking processes are certified sustainable by Food Alliance, cheesemaking and ingredients organic by Oregon Tilth.
On January 2, 2014, Rogue Creamery registered as the 1st Oregon Benefit Company with Secretary of State Kate Brown at the State Offices in Portland; it was the first time that a new state law allowed businesses to build social responsibility into their bylaws
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