About the Blaenafon cheddar company in South Wales

Manufacturers of hand made cheddars in Blaenavon, South Wales

Our specialist cheddar company was established in the World Heritage town of Blaenafon in South Wales. The company is owned and run on a day to day basis by Susan Fiander-Woodhouse. Susan came to the cheese industry in 1998 when she became the new product development executive for Abergavenny Fine Foods. This post involved the creation of new cheeses such as Boddingtons beer with pickle and Scrumpy Jack cider with apple blended into mild cheddars to name but a few. Her role involved conception, design, shelf life trials through to product launch. Her creations have won many awards in the UK and USA.

As an integral part of the team Susan achieved the following accreditations:

EFSIS (European Food Safety Inspection Services)
BRC (British Retail Consortium - leading trade association)
Organic soil accreditation
HACCP

Her personal qualifications are as follows:
Basic and intermediate food hygene
Cheese grading
External and internal auditing
Leadership
Managing diversity and equality

The Blaenafon Cheddar Company has been established in accordance with all the procedures applied in her previous role ensuring product quality, safety and tracability at all times.