Cheese bandits wheeled away an eye-popping quantity of cheddar cheese from one of many UK’s most well-known cheese shops.
Neal’s Yard Dairy introduced in a social media submit that thieves, “posing as a respectable wholesale distributor for a major French retailer,” ordered over 950 wheels of the clothbound Hafod, Westcombe and Pitchfork cheddar.
The cheese was price about $390,000, the corporate revealed.
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Mill likes to go to the varied grocery shops when touring internationally, but in addition loves the native stops like butcher outlets and markets. (Shannon Mill)
Neal’s Yard Dairy reportedly delivered 22 metric tons (48,488 kilos) of cheddar earlier than realizing the wholesale distributor was a faux.
The dairy retailer mentioned that they lined the fee from the theft that impacted the smaller cheesemakers.
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“Regardless of the numerous monetary blow, we’ve got honoured our dedication to our small-scale suppliers and paid all three artisan cheesemakers in full,” they mentioned.
La fromagerie dIsa, natural cheese from the farm Ferme du Wint in Brunembert (northern France). Model Valeurs Parc naturel regional (Regional Nature Park) (Flament/Andia/Common Photos Group through Getty Photos)
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The dairy retailer mentioned they’re working with regulation enforcement and asked residents to be looking out for “clothbound Cheddars in a [22-pound] or [52-pound] format with the tags indifferent”
