Posted on 02/11/2021 9:32:27 AM PST by mylife
Up to two tonnes of cheese is at risk of being thrown away by a company struggling to sell off its stock during lockdown.
Cornish Blue cheese takes about 10 weeks to mature and then has to be sold within six weeks.
It is made by the Cornish Cheese Company which sells 80% of its product to the hospitality sector which has been closed since early January.
The company said the cheese would go off within two to three weeks.
Ben Stansfield said: "We were making this cheese back in October and September, and we didn't expect a lockdown in January, February, March and maybe even longer.
"And because of hospitality having to close we lost our wholesale business overnight. We have got a big fridge full - about two tonnes.
"Normally we could sell this easily with all the wholesalers open, but it is all going to go off within two to three weeks.
"We are trying our best to not have to throw any away but we won't be able to sell it after that and you can't freeze two tonnes of cheese."
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
I smells like the feet of angels and is oh so creamy.
“it is all going to go off within two to three weeks”
So wouldn’t that mean it just gets a little bluer?
Me too. I always order Bleu Cheese dressing on salads......................
I eat blue cheese until I’m sick. I love it with every fiber of my being. I would take a Homer bucket full of the stuff.
One would think so, but because it is a soft cheese lysteria could be an issue.
I never lasts that long in my presence.
Always.
I’ll just sit down and eat a wedge of it. Yom!
Is there anything the sinister Chinese won’t mess with?
Ok, yall don’t eat cheese, have your stinky tofu and leave us alone!
I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to shoot you.
Couldn’t they sell it through mail order and overnight delivery? How long would it take to set up a mail order supply chain?
A lot of restaurants survived by switching to sales through take-outs and deliveries. Seems like this company could adapt similarly.
One would think there are world wide avenues available.
Mr. Creosote, please call your office.
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Spoke to Luchi
I gave them all
They needed to know
If affairs are proceeding
As we’re expecting
Soon enough
The weak spots will show
I assume you understand that we have options on your time
And will ditch you in the harbour if we must:
But if it all works out nicely
You’ll get the bonus you deserve
From doctors we trust
[Verse 2]
The Fat Lady of Limbourg
Looked at the samples that we sent
And furrowed her brow
You would never believe that
She’d tasted royalty and fame
If you saw her now
But her sense of taste is such that she’ll distinguish with her tongue
The subtleties a spectrograph would miss
And announce her decision
While demanding her reward:
The jellyfish kiss
[Verse 3]
Now we checked out this duck quack
Who laid a big egg, oh so black
It shone just like gold
And the kids from the city
Finding it pretty, took it home
And there it was sold
It was changing hands for weeks till someone left it by their fire
And it melted to a puddle on the floor
For it was only a candle
A Roman scandal oh
Now it’s a pool
[Outro]
That’s what we’re paid for
That’s what we’re paid for
That’s what we’re paid for here
https://youtu.be/4W4-lVOtM58?t=15
Sure you can. My deck will hold two tonnes of cheese. I'd have to finish it by springtime, of course. Pass the crackers, please...
I assume he does not have freezer space and EU law prevents him from storing it in the snow.
Point is Covid restrictions are killing business worldwide.
I know we all make fun of Brit food but this stuff is great, Its superior to French Roquefort.
And lets face it, Brits know how to make beer.
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