On December 10, 2015, ACS leaders met with FDA representatives to touch base on a number of important regulatory issues affecting our industry. Below are some of the key outcomes from this productive meeting. Key Takeaways and Shared Goals ACS was candid … Continue reading
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Cheese Profile: Canadian Red Leaf Cheddar
By Marcella Wright, ACS CCP™ I spent the last several weeks in Georgia helping transition my parents into Assisted Living. While my mom and I waited for my dad to recover from hip surgery, I introduced her to several new … Continue reading
Cheese Profile: Marieke Goudas
Holland’s Family Cheese: Marieke Goudas By Marcella Wright, ACS CCP™ In 2013, Marieke Penterman’s “Marieke Gouda” won Grand Champion at the US Cheese Championship. This award came less than five years after she made her first wheel of Gouda on … Continue reading
Cheese Profile: Cheeses from Beehive Cheese Company
By Marcella Wright, ACS CCP™ ** November 2014: Update on Beehive Cheeses; Barely Buzzed, Promontory and the Apple Walnut Smoked Promontory won Bronze Medals in their classes at the 2014 World Cheese Awards held in London earlier this month. I … Continue reading
Featured Cheese: Hudson Flower
By Marcella Wright, ACS CCP™ Disclaimer: As many of you know, I am a Murray’s Cheese Set-Up Specialist for Kroger. However, the following profile is my own and neither Murray’s nor Kroger influenced it in any way. Every once in … Continue reading
Travel & Lodging
ROOM BLOCK BOOKING NO LONGER AVAILABLE DEADLINE HAS PASSED We are excited to have you join the cheese community in Portland, OR for the ACS 2020 Annual Conference. The majority of conference functions and sessions for attendees will take … Continue reading
Say Gazta!
Jess Perrie, the first recipient of the Daphne Zepos Teaching Award (DZTA), is heading to the Basque region of Spain from April 1 – 16 of next year. She will be learning about traditional Basque cheesemaking techniques and how to create … Continue reading
Those Bloomin’ Bloomies
Ask Dr. Cheese: Those Bloomin’ Bloomies Bloomy-rind cheeses are finicky creatures, says Gianaclis Caldwell, Pholia Farm co-owner and cheesemaker and author of the forthcoming book, Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking (Chelsea Green, Fall 2012). In this interview with San Francisco Chronicle … Continue reading
Cheese Educator Directory
The ACS Cheese Educator directory is designed to help those seeking expand their cheese knowledge and cheese education. ACS shares regionally based educational resources, including courses offered through university extension programs and dairy research centers, state regulatory contacts, and regional … Continue reading
Member-2-Member Marketing
Member-2-Member Marketing messages are the quickest way to let the cheese community know about your product, service, or upcoming event. ACS will distribute your message through our bi-monthly Cheese Bytes newsletter to the entire active ACS membership. The cost for … Continue reading
Tips for Cheese Lovers
Buying Cheese When buying cheese, it’s best to find a reliable source, such as a specialty market, cheese shop, or gourmet foods store that specializes in cheeses. Often, your local farmer’s market and a cheesemaker’s Web site are excellent resources, as you will often … Continue reading
American Cheese Society Annual Conference
As an industry and a professional association, we gather each year to celebrate and tackle challenges together. At the American Cheese Society Annual Conference, we celebrate a vibrant and growing market for world-class American-manufactured cheeses. Our dedication to … Continue reading
GMP/Food Safety Training
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) resulted in the Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) rule. This rule requires that all workers employed by a food company must be qualified individuals. To be a qualified individual each employee must receive … Continue reading
American Cheese Society Annual Conference
The American Cheese Society is the leader in promoting and supporting American cheeses and we are gearing up for the first face-to-face conference since 2019. Attendees can look forward to getting together for education and hands-on training, sampling cheese and … Continue reading
2022 ACS Annual Conference
Blazing the Trail for Cheese Portland, Oregon July 20-23, 2022 The American Cheese Society is the leader in promoting and supporting American cheeses and we held our first face-to-face conference since 2019 in July 2022. Attendees were able … Continue reading
Judging & Competition 2022
The 2022 Judging & Competition winners have been announced. Log back in below to view your feedback and scores! To view your entries, click here. The Largest cheese event of its kind took place May 19-20, 2022, ahead of 39th … Continue reading
The Science of Artisan Cheese: Online Edition
Every two years, over one hundred cheese makers, scientists, and members of the cheese industry gather at North Cadbury Court in Somerset for presentation and discussion of current research on topics related to artisan cheese. Since the first conference in … Continue reading
Dairy Foods Industry Virtual Office Hours
Dairy Foods Industry Virtual Office Hours Tuesday, June 9, 2020 | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (EDT) Cornell University dairy foods safety faculty will facilitate this session in collaboration with the Dairy Foods Research Centers, the National Dairy Council and the … Continue reading
Community and Opportunity During a Crisis with Stephen Corradini, Kings Food Markets
Community and Opportunity During a Crisis with Stephen Corradini, Kings Food Markets Join Stephen Corradini, Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer for Kings Food Markets and Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market, to learn about how his stores are fostering the spirit of … Continue reading
Food Industry Office Hours
Join us for another online session of Food Industry Office Hours on Tuesday, April 14 from 4 pm to 5 pm. These sessions offer you the opportunity to speak directly to Cornell University Food Safety Experts in dairy, fresh produce, … Continue reading
Cornell Institute for Food Safety: Food Industry Office Hours
Speak directly to Cornell University Food Safety Experts in dairy, fresh produce, and processed foods and beverages, who will answer your questions on COVID-19 and its impact on the food industry. Dr. Kalmia Kniel, a virologist from the University of … Continue reading
COVID-19 Strategy Summit for Food & Restaurants
The Event COVID-19 Coronavirus has changed the world forever. While every industry will be impacted, the word of food and, in particular, restaurants are seeing a significant disruption to their business. As the pandemic spreads to every corner of the … Continue reading
Food Industry Virtual Office Hours Addressing Your Questions Regarding COVID-19
Speak directly to Cornell University Food Safety Experts in dairy, fresh produce, and processed foods and beverages, who will answer your questions on COVID-19 and its impact on the food industry. Dr. Kalmia Kniel, a virologist from the University of … Continue reading
Food Industry Virtual Office Hours- Addressing Your Questions Regarding COVID-19
Speak directly to Cornell University Food Safety Experts in dairy, fresh produce, and processed foods and beverages, who will answer your questions on COVID-19 and its impact on the food industry. Dr. Kalmia Kniel, a virologist from the University of … Continue reading
Protected: Cheese Safety & Quality Checklist
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Welcome!
Welcome to the American Cheese Society’s new website! If you are an active ACS member, you will have access to password-protected members-only content on this site, and you’ll be able to update and modify your account in our new member … Continue reading
Competition Entry Category History
The ACS Judging & Competition dates back to 1985, starting with just 90 cheeses from 30 cheesemakers with 5 judges. The second year of competition, 1986, had 68 entries in 13 categories. Fast-forward to today, the ACS Judging & Competition … Continue reading
Celebrating American Cheese Month – Final Taste Off!
October… it’s one of the best months of the year. It’s a little less warm, football season is in full swing, Halloween is right around the corner, and, perhaps most importantly, it’s the time to celebrate the delicious diversity that … Continue reading
Celebrating American Cheese Month – Taste Off (Round 2): Midwest vs South
October… it’s one of the best months of the year. It’s a little less warm, football season is in full swing, Halloween is right around the corner, and, perhaps most importantly, it’s the time to celebrate the delicious diversity that … Continue reading
Celebrating American Cheese Month – Taste Off (Round 1): Coast vs Coast
October… it’s one of the best months of the year. It’s a little less warm, football season is in full swing, Halloween is right around the corner, and, perhaps most importantly, it’s the time to celebrate the delicious diversity that … Continue reading
Member and Events Code of Conduct
General Applicability This professional Code of Conduct (Code) outlines ACS’s expectations for all ACS members, volunteers, attendees, vendors, partners, officers, and event participants (jointly “Members and Participants”) as adopted by the ACS Board of Directors. Abiding by this Code is … Continue reading
Ambassador Program
The ACS Ambassador program is designed for ACS members who would like to volunteer their time to help raise awareness about ACS’s work and offerings, and recruit industry members to grow the ACS membership ranks. ACS Ambassadors often represent ACS … Continue reading
Advocacy & Engagement Timeline
Ongoing: ACS engages with FDA on a regular basis via in-person meetings and phone calls to ensure open lines of communication and to build understanding of our industry. 2-12-2021: ACS Submits Comments to FDA on the Proposed Rule for Food … Continue reading
ACS Judging & Competition Cheese Entry Categories
Click Here to Download the Full List of 2024 Categories A. FRESH UNRIPENED CHEESES Cheese Curds, Cottage Cheese, Cream Cheese, Fromage Blanc, Fromage Frais, Impastata, Mascarpone, Quark, Ricotta. Excluded: Cheeses with any added flavor (Refer to Category KA), Queso … Continue reading
ACS Lexicon & Glossary
The ACS Cheese and Dairy Product Lexicon and Glossary (ACS Lexicon & Glossary) aims to facilitate conversations across the supply chain of cheese by creating a credible, modern resource that provides a greater understanding of the myriad ways in which … Continue reading
Career Center
Looking for a job in the cheese industry? Need a cheesemaking apprentice? Want to become a cheesemonger? Search for, find, and post cheese jobs, cheese internships, and apprenticeship opportunities on the ACS Job Board. Please note, that as an added … Continue reading
Member Profile: Cheese CSAs
With the growing popularity of Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs) in the United States, many cheesemakers are partnering with local farms to offer a supplemental cheese CSA. Each CSA works a little differently, but the basics are that farmers offer “shares” … Continue reading
Cheese Definitions and Categories
Milk is defined in the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance as: The normal lacteal secretion, practically free of colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy hooved mammals. The Codex Alimentarius provides global standards for the definition of cheese: Cheese … Continue reading
Official Conference Cheesemongers
2024 OCC Applications are closed Overview Each year, the ACS Annual Conference relies on the hard work and dedication of countless volunteers. Among these key volunteers are the Official Conference Cheesemongers (OCCs). The OCCs are a crucial part of conference … Continue reading
Bylaws of the American Cheese Society, Inc.
Approved by the Membership on August 7, 2010 ARTICLE I: NAME, LOCATION AND DEFINITIONS Section 1. Name The name of the corporation shall be The American Cheese Society. Section 2. Location The administrative offices of the association shall be in … Continue reading
Yogurts, Fermented Milks and Probiotic Dairy Products
This course, organized by the California Dairy Innovation Center, in collaboration with the Dairy Council of California and the California Dairy Research Foundation, is hosted by UC Davis. It is tailored for health professionals, product developers, R&D, production and marketing … Continue reading
ACS Webinar: How You and Your Cow’s Milk Supplier Can Track and Reduce GHG Emissions: Getting Acquainted with FARM ES
Join ACS for a webinar on Friday, April 12th at 1pm MT/3pm ET. In partnership with the ACS Climate Impact Task Force, join ACS for our second event in our climate impact webinar series; an opportunity to learn and share … Continue reading
Preparing for a Third-Party Audit
Third-party audits are becoming more of a necessity for small companies to sell products into distribution channels. Preparing for an audit takes effort and time, but it is achievable and can reap financial rewards that come along with increased sales. … Continue reading
ACS Webinar: 5 Things to Ask Yourself Before Taking the CCP® Exam – March 2024
Join ACS staff and committee leaders as we discuss the Certification program. We will cover various topics and there will also be time for you to ask questions. Title: 5 Things to Ask Yourself Before Taking the CCP® Exam Description: … Continue reading
Hispanic & Mediterranean Cheeses
A 2 day course at CalPoly, San Luis Obispo, CA. Attendees will learn about the major types of Hispanic & Mediterranean cheeses; review milk characteristics & quality factors; review basic microbiology & food safety. Attendees will practice & learn new … Continue reading
Artisan Cheesemakers Winter Conference
This two-day virtual/online event hosted by the Vermont Cheese Council is designed to provide exposure to new ideas and educational experiences for artisan cheesemakers – to help them advance their cheesemaking and business practices, as well as our industry as … Continue reading
Vermont Cheese Council’s Business Miniversity
This is like an “intro to managing or running a business” course. We hit on leadership, hiring, management, finance and margins, strategy, and marketing topics. Suitable for new (or up and coming) business owners/managers and/or those who have run/managed businesses … Continue reading
Latin American Cheese- Short course
This 2-day, hands-on short course will be filled with the warm flavours of Latin American. Responding to the still growing Latin American Population in North America, cheese makers want to fill the growing demand of Latinos’ favourite food; cheese! Understand … Continue reading
ACS Webinar: Food Safety Culture – What Is It and Where Do I Begin?
Join ACS on Tuesday, October 10th at 12pm MT/2pm ET for a one-hour webinar titled “Food Safety Culture – What Is It and Where Do I Begin?” In 2019, the New Era for Smarter Food Safety identified Food Safety Culture … Continue reading
ACS Webinar: Recap of FDA’s “Modernizing Food and Drug Administration Recalls” Meeting
The US Food and Drug Administration hosted a hybrid public listening session in September entitled, “Modernizing Food and Drug Administration Recalls.” ACS is hosting a webinar recapping the meeting and sharing information pertinent to ACS members. Topics to be covered … Continue reading