The Benson family built their artisan cheese business around a premium farm-shop experience and have been forced to roll with the punches like never before. Never one to dwell on the negatives, Apostle Whey Cheese has tapped into new interstate markets and is forging ahead with expansion plans and job creation. “I don’t know what […]
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Taking on the world is a Briez
Apostle Whey Cheese owners Julian and Dianne Benson are toasting their success on the world stage after winning gold and silver at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards. The couple were notified yesterday that their brie, which was named the best in Australia in February, had now won gold at the prestigious cheese show in […]
Continue readingSouthern Briez officially Australia’s best
The team at Apostle Whey Cheese has a new prized possession in their ever-expanding trophy cabinet after their brie was named the best white mould cheese in Australia. It was an honour owners Julian and Dianne had known about for a couple of weeks, but couldn’t disclose until the awards on Thursday evening in Melbourne. […]
Continue readingGelato and bottled milk launched
Apostle Whey Cheese has added Italian style gelato and fresh bottled milk to its award winning food tourism experience. The expansion comes on the back of last month’s recognition as a finalist in the Excellence in Food Tourism category of the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards. Julian and Dianne Benson launched their new non-homogenised bottled milk […]
Continue readingDairy awards shine through doom and gloom
Julian and Dianne Benson aren’t letting the current state of the dairy industry stop them from celebrating multiple awards at a major dairy competition. “Negativity is so powerful and can take all your energy, so it’s important to be positive when you can,” Mr Benson said. Apostle Whey Cheese was awarded one gold, and three […]
Continue readingDairy Life | Part 1: The calving shed (Mooternity Ward)
Welcome to the first post in our Dairy Life series. We will follow the life of one of our newborn dairy heifer calves, right through to her becoming a working milker. The health and wellbeing of our animals is critical to the quality of our milk and by extension the taste and success of our […]
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