Info about Westland Cheese specialties
Westland Kaasspecialiteiten is a family business established in 1936 and is one of the largest cheese manufactures in the Netherlands.
With its brands Maaslander and Old Amsterdam, Westland is market leader in brand cheeses in the Netherlands.
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All about cheese, by Westland's cheese specialists
Cheese is a dairy product. This means that cheese is made from milk.
cheese can be made from cow's milk or goat's milk. to make 1 kilo of cheese you need approximately 10 liters of milk.
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Latest news
Thursday November 24, 2011
Astronaut André Kuipers takes Old Amsterdam cheese on board space trip
Old Amsterdam cheese rises sky high! Dutch astronaut André Kuipers received NASA’s formal consent to take his favorite cheese – Old Amsterdam – on board of his next space mission in December 2011. Old Amsterdam premium Aged Gouda will go into space with Dutch astronaut André Kuipers and will be shared with American and Russian colleagues.Friday April 23, 2010
Old Amsterdam Receives Superior Taste Award for Second Year
Old Amsterdam Receives Superior Taste Award for Second Year
On April 23rd, Old Amsterdam, Dutch-style Gouda, received the prestigious Superior Taste Award in Brussels. This international quality award is issued by the International Taste & Quality Institute (ITQI) and considered the Michelin star of the food & beverage industry. Old Amsterdam was also honored last year.
Saturday March 27, 2010
Old Amsterdam wins Best of Class 2010 Wisconsin World Championship Cheese Contest
Old Amsterdam wins Best of Class 2010 Wisconsin World Championship Cheese ContestMarch 19, 2010…Westland Kaasspecialiteiten BV, located in Huizen, The Netherlands, makers of Old Amsterdam, won Best of Class in the Aged Gouda Categoryat this year’s Wisconsin World Championship Cheese Contest.
Friday November 27, 2009
Old Amsterdam receives Superior Taste Award
In Brussels, on Thursday 28 May 2009, the Dutch cheese brand Old Amsterdam was awarded the prestigious Superior Taste Award. This international quality award is issued by the International Taste & Quality Institute (ITQI) and is the Michelin star of the food & beverage industry. Old Amsterdam is the only Dutch cheese to have received this award.
The glorious history of Westland Cheese Specialties
After the Zuiderzee was closed off in 1932 the brothers Klaas, Gerrit, and Lambert Westland, who had always been fishermen, had to find another source of income.
They each decided to start peddling cheese independently in the Catholic south of the Netherlands.
