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April 27 – 29, 2027

International Cheese Competition

The International Cheese Competition will return on April 27, 2027 in Toronto, for a 5th edition celebrating the excellence and craftsmanship of cheese producers from Canada and abroad.

2025 Grand Champion

Stonetown Artisan Cheese Ltd. - "Grand Trunk" Cheese

A word from Hans Weber, director of Stonetown Artisan Cheese: “We are humbled to have been awarded a Grand Champion win two competitions in a row, this time for Grand Trunk. I am very proud of Ramon, the head cheesemaker, and the entire team for the efforts they put in daily to produce a quality product. Great cheese comes from great milk, and our farm team is very much a part of this win.”

Gurth Pretty

Master of Cheese

Jury President

“The 2025 edition of the International Cheese Competition by SIAL Canada was a great success! The 14 cheese professionals, who volunteered to be aesthetic and technical judges, tasted each of these champions, to vote by secret ballot, which cheese they as individuals, was their favourite. It was a close vote yet Grand Trunk cheese, from Ontario’s Stonetown Artisan Cheese, was selected as the Grand Champion. All of the cheese submitted were champions in my eyes. Thank you to all the cheese companies for submitting their cheese to the competition.”

The Food Professor Podcast

Listen to Gurth Pretty's testimony on the International Cheese Competition

2025 Jury

Wendy Furtenbacher
Marketing & Business Development, Cheese Educator, ACS Certified Cheese Professional
Martin Raymond
Culinary Instructor at Conestoga College
Martin Kouprie
Chef and Managing Partner, Alton Mill Arts Centre
Pieter vanOudenaren
Artisan Cheese Maker
Martin Melendez
President & Head Cheesemaker
Ramon Eberle
Co-owner and Cheese Maker
Cecilia Smith
Independent cheese consultant, Teacher at George Brown College and Conestoga College
Jeanne Rodier
Cheesemonger-Buyer-Administrator
Caroline Bédard
Cheese Technology Advisor, Quebec Cheese Expertise Centre
Heather Thelwell
Owner of SweetCheeses!
Anne Gauvreau-Sybille
Gina L. Creta
Deli Director at the Maple Leaf Gardens flagship store
Nicole Pinch
Manager, Salumi e Formaggi
Patrick Collins
Retired director of cheese sales

2025 Competition Partners

SUCCESS STORIES

Testimonial from previous winners

Discover the success stories of our previous winners of the SIAL International Cheese Competition!

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