Celebrate the American Cheese Month with Michael Landis for an American Artisan Cheese pairing experience with some amazing wines from around the world at Terra Sur Cafe. Learn and taste how well these American Cheeses go with international wines. We … Continue reading
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ACS 2023 Annual Conference Registration
Registration options include full registration, single day passes, guest tickets, and special event tickets. For media credentials and press passes, please contact Endsley Eggert, Marketing Manager. Register as an Individual here. Register as a Group here. Group Registration If you … Continue reading
Judging & Competition Eligibility Requirements
The ACS Board of Directors and Judging & Competition Committee have determined that the following types of entities may enter the ACS Judging & Competition: ACS Membership Entrant must be a current ACS Organizational member. If you are not sure … Continue reading
ACS CCP® Exam Preparation Guide
The Certified Cheese Professional® Exam is based on the skills and knowledge used by Cheese Professionals across the spectrum of the industry on a regular basis. The exam has 150 multiple choice questions and candidates have 3 hours to complete … Continue reading
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Welcome to The American Cheese Society ACS is the leader in promoting and supporting American cheeses, providing the cheese industry with educational resources and networking opportunities, while encouraging the highest standards of cheesemaking focused on safety and sustainability. This site … Continue reading
2021 ACS Annual Conference
Moving Forward Together with Purpose The Virtual Experience: July 28-30, 2021 ACCESS THE 2021 ANNUAL CONFERENCE NOW! Register to view ALL educational sessions, visit the Exhibit Hall and reach out to other industry peers that attended the virtual … Continue reading
Coronavirus Relief Legislation: SBA Loans and More
Congress has taken action to provide relief to businesses struggling during the novel Corona virus pandemic. But what, specifically, are the options and how do you pursue them? The American Cider Association welcomes Ben Snipe, Director of Product Development and … Continue reading
Beer & Cheese pairing – Crooked Thumb Brewing – Safety Harbor
Celebrate the American Cheese Month with Michael Landis World Cheese Judge and Travis Kruger Owner of the Crooked Thumb Brewery for a reunion of collaboration in pairing up 5 of his beers with 5 American Artisan Cheeses. Michael & Travis … Continue reading
Cheese & Beer Pairing – Six Ten Brewing – Tampa
Celebrate the American Cheese Month with Michael Landis, World Cheese Judge and Chris Johnson, Head Brewer for an educational journey as you sample five American Artisan Cheeses, each paired with a Six Ten Craft Beer. We selected the Ellsworth Cheese … Continue reading
Recertification
ACS Certified Cheese Professionals® and ACS Certified Cheese Sensory Evaluators® are required to renew their certification with ACS every three years by demonstrating continued professional development in the cheese industry. After the three-year period, candidates must submit evidence of continuing … Continue reading
Advocacy & Engagement
The American Cheese Society engages with regulators and other key stakeholders on a regular basis to advance issues of importance to our members and the industry. This work keeps American cheesemakers, and particularly traditional cheesemaking practices, top-of-mind for industry decision-makers. … 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
Certified Cheese Professional® Exam (ACS CCP® Exam)
The ACS Certified Cheese Professional® Exam encourages improved standards of comprehensive cheese knowledge and service, offering professionals in the cheese industry the opportunity to earn the distinguished title of ACS Certified Cheese Professional®, or ACS CCP®. The letters ACS CCP® … Continue reading
Life after Mongering: Finding Your Own Path in the Cheese Industry – Pt. 2
This is a two-part online event in March and April from the American Cheese Society. Sign up here: https://cheese.memberclicks.net/webinar_lifeaftermongering#!/ This is the second part of the series, a networking event focusing on cheese career options beyond cheese mongering and life … Continue reading
Life after Mongering: Finding Your Own Path in the Cheese Industry – Pt. 1
This is a two-part online event in March and April from the American Cheese Society. Sign up here: https://cheese.memberclicks.net/webinar_lifeaftermongering#!/ The first session, March 30th at 3pm EST / 2pm CT / 1pm MT / 12pm PT, will be a presentation … 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
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
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
Cheese Profile: River’s Edge Chevre
By Marcella Wright, ACS CCP™ While opening cheese counters for Murray’s Cheese, I fell in love with the award-winning cheeses made by Pat Morford and her daughters at River’s Edge Chevre in Oregon. Pat has owned goats most of her … Continue reading
Featured Cheeses
Grafton Village Cheese’s Clothbound Cave-Aged Cheddar and Bear Hill By Marcella Wright, ACS CCP™ Cheesemaking has been a tradition in Grafton Village, Vermont since the late 1800’s when local dairy farmers formed a coop to pool their surplus milk. In … Continue reading
Featured Cheese: Zingerman’s Lincoln Log
By: Marcella Wright, ACS CCP This winter has been brutal in many parts of the country, with Michigan receiving record snowfalls. A few weeks ago, I found myself driving in a snow storm from Kalamazoo to Detroit looking forward to … 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
History & Archives
The American Cheese Society was founded in 1983 by Dr. Frank Kosikowski of Cornell University as a national grassroots organization for cheese appreciation and for home and farm cheesemaking. Looking Back, Looking Forward: ACS at 25 In 2008, to commemorate … Continue reading
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Plant Food Safety Workshop
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Plant Food Safety Workshop Overview: • This workshop teaches “HOW” to implement best practices that address the “what” of FSMA requirements • Topics include pathogen control, environmental monitoring, sanitary design, corrective actions, sanitation, and food … Continue reading
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Plant Food Safety Workshop
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Plant Food Safety Workshop Overview: • This workshop teaches “HOW” to implement best practices that address the “what” of FSMA requirements • Topics include pathogen control, environmental monitoring, sanitary design, corrective actions, sanitation, and food … Continue reading
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Plant Food Safety Workshop
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Plant Food Safety Workshop Overview: • This workshop teaches “HOW” to implement best practices that address the “what” of FSMA requirements • Topics include pathogen control, environmental monitoring, sanitary design, corrective actions, sanitation, and food … Continue reading
2024 Conference Sponsors
ACS Sponsorship Each year, ACS hosts the foremost educational conference for cheese professionals. Producers, retailers, distributors, and other influencers from throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and beyond attend to network, sample products, and learn from one another. Contact us today … Continue reading
You’ve Won at the ACS Judging & Competition: Now How Do You Market It?
Register for the event here: https://cheese.memberclicks.net/webinar_august2023 Time & Date: August 9th at 3pm EST / 2pm CT / 1pm MT / 12pm PT This session is a conversation from several different speakers, including Janet Fletcher and other cheesemakers on how … Continue reading
Cultured Dairy Products Short Course
Gain knowledge of the materials and processes used to make cultured dairy products. This 3-day course begins with an overview of cultured product processing, dairy ingredients, and starter cultures. These principles are applied in lectures on the manufacture of cream … Continue reading
2023 Conference Sponsors
ACS Sponsorship Each year, ACS hosts the foremost educational conference for cheese professionals. Producers, retailers, distributors, and other influencers from throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and beyond attend to network, sample products, and learn from one another. Contact us today … Continue reading
ACS Webinar – Coming Down the Pipe: Key Initiative Updates
This live webinar will provide some insight into upcoming initiatives that will impact our cheesemakers and cheese related industries. Topics of focus include Traceability and Healthy Labeling. Moderated by the ACS Regulatory & Academic Committee Chair, Ron Tanner, of Tanner … Continue reading
2022 Conference Sponsors
Conference Sponsorship Each year, ACS hosts the foremost educational conference for cheese professionals. Producers, retailers, distributors, and other influencers from throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and beyond attend to network, sample products, and learn from one another. Contact us today … Continue reading
Ripened Lactic Acid Cheeses Short Course
In this three-day Master Class, participants will make surface ripened Lactic Acid cheeses, namely Figaro (a variation of Chaource), Valencay and Epoisses. Lactic Acid cheeses are those predominantly coagulated by Lactic Acid. For contrast, we will also make Camembert, which … Continue reading
Judging & Competition Volunteer Opportunities
The American Cheese Society Judging and Competition is looking for volunteers to help run this year’s competition! Please keep in mind for your planning purposes that the 2024 Judging & Competition will take place June 3-7, 2024, at the Huntington … Continue reading
Cultured Dairy Products Short Course
To gain knowledge of the materials and processes used to make cultured dairy products. This 3-day course begins with an overview of cultured product processing, dairy ingredients, and starter cultures. These principles are applied in lectures on the manufacture of … Continue reading
2022 ACS Annual Conference Sponsors
Conference Sponsorship Each year, ACS hosts the foremost educational conference for cheese professionals. Producers, retailers, distributors, and other influencers from throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and beyond attend to network, sample products, and learn from one another. Thank You to … Continue reading
Theory and Practice of Italian Cheese
Course Highlights • Spend time in the diaries of five Tuscan artisan cheesemakers who have been making cheese all their lives and form part of a tradition handed down through generations • Three types of milk: cow, sheep, goat • … Continue reading
Mozzarella and its Cousins
Professional development course designed and led by Maria Sarnataro, professional instructor about cheese and wine On this course you will learn how to make pasta filata cheeses: mozzarella and burrata. It takes place at two traditional dairies in the province … Continue reading
Mozzarella and its Cousins
Professional development course designed and led by Maria Sarnataro, professional instructor about cheese and wine On this course you will learn how to make pasta filata cheeses: mozzarella and burrata. It takes place at two traditional dairies in the province … Continue reading
2022 ACS Certification Exams
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE APPLICATION & FEES DEADLINES!!!! 2022 CERTIFIED CHEESE PROFESSIONAL® EXAM We will be holding the CCP® Exam in-person on July 20, 2022 in Portland, Oregon. The application period for the 2022 exam is now closed. … Continue reading
Theory & Practice of Italian Cheese
Course Highlights • Spend time in the diaries of five Tuscan artisan cheesemakers who have been making cheese all their lives and form part of a tradition handed down through generations • Three types of milk: cow, sheep, goat • … Continue reading
Theory & Practice of Italian Cheese
Course Highlights • Spend time in the diaries of five Tuscan artisan cheesemakers who have been making cheese all their lives and form part of a tradition handed down through generations • Three types of milk: cow, sheep, goat • … Continue reading
Packing and Shipping your Competition Entries 2019
Shipping Materials are Now Available The documents required for shipping your competition entries is now available. Log in to the Online Competition Entry System for access to your shipping materials. Receiving Day Your product should be shipped to arrive on … Continue reading
2021 ACS Annual Conference Sponsors
Conference Sponsorship Each year, ACS hosts the foremost educational conference for cheese professionals. Producers, retailers, distributors, and other influencers from throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and beyond attend to network, sample products, and learn from one another. Learn more about sponsoring … Continue reading
ACS Certified Cheese Professionals® Recertification Period Opens
ACS Certified Cheese Professionals® and ACS Certified Cheese Sensory Evaluators® are required to renew their certification with ACS every three years by demonstrating continued professional development in the cheese industry. After the three-year period, candidates must submit evidence of continuing … Continue reading
CCP & CCSE – Recertification Deadline
ACS Certified Cheese Professionals® and ACS Certified Cheese Sensory Evaluators® are required to renew their certification with ACS every three years by demonstrating continued professional development in the cheese industry. After the three-year period, candidates must submit evidence of continuing … Continue reading
Recertification Deadline for the 2014 and 2017 classes of CCPs.
ACS Certified Cheese Professionals® are required to renew their certification with ACS every three years by demonstrating continued professional development in the cheese industry. After the three-year period, candidates must submit evidence of continuing education and involvement in the cheese … Continue reading
Theory & Practice of Italian Cheese
Course Highlights • Spend time in the diaries of five Tuscan artisan cheesemakers who have been making cheese all their lives and form part of a tradition handed down through generations • Three types of milk: cow, sheep, goat • … Continue reading
Theory & Practice of Italian Cheese
Course Highlights • Spend time in the diaries of five Tuscan artisan cheesemakers who have been making cheese all their lives and form part of a tradition handed down through generations • Three types of milk: cow, sheep, goat • … Continue reading
Working with Brokers: Staying Productive during the Pandemic with Michael Reich, Hanson Faso and Dianne Keeler Bruce, DKB Sales & Marketing, Inc.
Specialty food brokers are an important conduit between makers and buyers. Learn how the pandemic has affected the day-to-day work of brokers and how they perceive that role will change in the future. Join Michael Reich, Hanson Faso and Dianne … Continue reading