The range includes natural cheddar, ‘Cheese Extra’ – functional reduced fat cheese, speciality cheeses and a new range of pasta filata, including mozzarella and grilling cheese.
They are suitable for a wide range of applications including pizza, baking, ready meals, sauces, seasonings and snacks.
Chief executive of the Ireland-based Carbery Group Jason Hawkins said: “We have been implementing a strategy for a number of years now to diversify and grow our products, and therefore our customer base. Our extensive market research has shown us that demand in Asia for dairy products and particularly cheese is set to grow. We believe that our heritage and expertise in dairy, combined with our talented team of researchers, food scientists and cheese experts, have culminated in this exceptional cheese brand that we hope will inspire new and existing customers to create market-winning products.”
Orlaigh Matthews, Marketing Manager for Cheese, added: “We’re excited to be entering the food service market with our Carbery Dairy range of high-quality cheeses. In developing the range, we drew on the creative and practical expertise of our chefs, who collaborate extensively with our customers to ensure the cheeses are suited to professional kitchens. Together with our cheesemakers and R&D teams, our chefs have created exciting recipes to satisfy consumer demands around the world. We hope food service suppliers enjoy creating delicious dishes for their customers that showcase the very best in Irish grass-fed cheese.”
In 2018, the farmer-owned co-operative announced its intention to diversify its cheese product range into pasta filata and target new markets with new products and applications, including expanding significantly in Asia.
The ambitious expansion, underpinned by a €78m investment in a brand new state of the art facility in West Cork, Ireland is now almost complete, with output set to increase from just over 50,000 tonnes per annum to 64,000 tonnes.