Young Cheesemonger of the Year
What is “Young Cheesemonger of the Year”?
The Young Cheesemonger Award supports young talent in the Cheese Industry. Becoming an expert Cheesemonger is an exceptional skill worth celebrating! If you want to establish yourself as the next generation of professional cheese champions, then we want to hear from you. Keep up to date with news, by clicking on the button below.
Young Cheesemonger of the Year entry form
The Young Cheesemonger Award supports young talent in the Cheese Industry. Applicants must be under the age of 30 at the date of the competition, which will take place during the World Cheese Awards to be held at Viseu, Portugal on 15th November 2024. Download an entry form below.
Closing date for entries is 30th September ‘24
Sponsors Peter’s Yard are offering up to £300 funding per finalist to support accommodation and travel costs to the finals (see Terms & Conditions).
Six finalists will be notified by 10th October ‘24 and invited to take part in the finals hosted at the World Cheese Awards on 15th November 2024. The winner receives the coveted title of Young Cheesemonger 2024, a trophy, a feature in Fine Food Digest and Academy of Cheese Level Two certification course. They will also be invited to judge at the World Cheese Awards 2025.
Download a 2024 Application Form
How “Young Cheesemonger of the Year” works
Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2024 Dates
What does the winner receive?
Photo credits M. Horwood (Guild of Fine Food)
How will Young Cheesemonger of the Year be judged?
Young Cheesemonger finalists will be invited to take part in the finals at the World Cheese Awards on 15th November to take part in five rounds:
Round One: Discuss the cheeseboard selection from their application form
Round Two: Demonstrate their ‘Cut & Wrap’ skills cutting & wrapping different cheeses to specified weights
Round Three: Identify different cheeses using the Academy of Cheese Structured Approach To Cheese (SATC) model
Round Four: Create a perfect pairing using one Peter’s Yard crackers (select from 7 varieties), one cheese and one accompaniment.
Round Five: Take part in MasterRind – a quiz about cheese from around the world.
I entered Young Cheesemonger to challenge my cheese knowledge and also to have some fun! Winning really boosted not only my confidence in my mongering abilities, it helped build up the shop’s reputation too. It also inspired me to keep on exploring the ever-changing cheese world- it never fails to amaze me.
Lily Morris | Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2023 Winner
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I wanted to reach out to thank you and everyone else at the Academy of Cheese for putting together such a wonderful competition for all us young cheesemongers. While it would have been nice to win first place in the competition, the real prize was getting to meet other enthusiastic mongers and makers, chatting cheese, and experiencing the excitement of the World Cheese Awards from the inside.
Jake Heller | Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2023 Competitor
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Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2022 Winner
October 2022 Update
The Finalists for Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2022 have now been shortlisted!
We’ve shortlisted the six finalists who will be competing against each other at the World Cheese Awards to win the title of Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2022. Thank you to everyone who applied; competition was fierce this year.
Find out about the Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2022 finalists here
November 2023 Update
Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2023 Winner
Congratulations: Lily Morris
October 2023 Update
The Finalists for Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2023 have now been shortlisted!
We’ve shortlisted the six finalists who will be competing against each other at the World Cheese Awards to win the title of Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2023. Thank you to everyone who applied; competition was fierce this year.
Find out about the Young Cheesemonger of the Year 2023 finalists here
