Websterville, VT— Vermont Creamery earned three coveted Sofi™ Awards from the Specialty Food Association on Wednesday; Sea Salt Cultured Butter and Coupole aged cheese both took home gold statues, while Bijou won bronze.
“It is always a tremendous honor to be recognized among our industry peers by the Specialty Food Association,” said Adeline Druart, president of Vermont Creamery. A gold statue for our cultured butter is a tribute to the tireless efforts of our dedicated makers who consciously craft our delicious dairy every day here in Vermont.”
Sofi Award winners were announced by the Specialty Food Association via video cast on May 1.
This is the third Sofi for both Sea Salt Butter and Bijou and the first for Coupole in the past five years. Vermont Creamery products have won 14 Sofi Awards in the past five years.
The Specialty Food Association’s Sofi Awards have been honoring the best in specialty food for 47 years. Sofi award winners were selected through a blind tasting process from a pool of 1,800 entries from around the U.S. by a panel of expert industry judges.
For the complete list of the winners, visit https://www.specialtyfood.com/
About Vermont Creamery
Consciously crafted in Vermont’s green mountains, Vermont Creamery’s line of fresh and aged goat cheeses, cultured butter, and crème fraîche have won hundreds of national and international awards. In their 33rd year of business, Vermont Creamery supports a network of more than 17 family farms, promoting sustainable agriculture in the region. B Corp Certified in 2014, Vermont Creamery has been ranked one of “The Best Places to Work in Vermont,” by Vermont Business Magazine. Vermont Creamery is an independently operated subsidiary of Minnesota-based Land ‘O Lakes, Inc., one of America’s premier agribusiness and food companies. For more information, visit www.vermontcreamery.com.
