The award event’s organizers, the Guild of Fine Food, has announced the competition will be held in Norway for the first time in 2018, in partnership with HANEN, as part of a brand new food festival, The Food Country Norway.
The event will be held in Bergen, with the 31st annual World Cheese Awards taking place on Friday, November 2, 2018.
Norway cheese King in Spain
At the event in Spain, it was a Norwegian cheese that took the World Champion Cheese award when Kraftkar, made by Tingvollost.
Organizers of the cheese event said they are expecting a record of more than 3,500 entries next year in Bergen, a designated UNESCO Creative City for Gastronomy.
Recognition of Norway cheese
The event is being supported by Norway’s Minister of Agriculture and Food, Jon Georg Dale, and the Bergen city government.
Bernt Bucher-Johannessen, executive manager of HANEN, said the World Cheese Awards will be “a fantastic arena for promoting Norwegian local cuisine.”
Norway’s Minister of Agriculture and Food, Jon Georg Dale, added the event would contribute to bringing Norwegian cheese producers inspiration as well as recognition for their quality products.
“That is why it’s especially gratifying to host next year’s World Cheese Awards in Bergen. With this event we’ll place Norway on the map both as a food nation and a cheese nation, while providing Norwegian cheese producers with a unique opportunity to parade their products,” Dale said.