ilchester cheese company formerly called ilchester cheese company ltd type subsidiary industry cheese founded 1962 headquarters ilchester somerset england products applewood five counties parent tine sa website www.ilchester.co.uk the ilchester cheese company is a cheese company based in ilchester somerset . the ilchester brands are part of norseland a subsidiary of norwegian dairy company tine sa . 1 ilchester do not actually manufacture any cheese from scratch but specialise in blending a variety of british cheeses with other ingredients such as beer and fruit . notable ilchester cheeses include applewood a smoke flavoured cheddar cheese and five counties which is a sandwich of five layers of different english cheeses . 2 history edit in 1962 ken seaton a hotelier in ilchester somerset england tried combining cheese with chives worthington e bitter beer and a blend of spices . 3 4 this and other blended cheeses are manufactured and distributed by the ilchester cheese company . the company received farm subsidies from the european union of 891 256 between 2001 and 2005 . 5 references edit company . norseland . retrieved 16 march 2013 . norseland ltd . uk food exports . retrieved 16 march 2013 . harrington ben 31 july 2008 . ilchester cheese is ripe for takeover . telegraph . retrieved 16 march 2013 . our story . ilchester . retrieved 16 march 2013 . ilchester cheese co ltd . farm subsidy . org . retrieved 16 march 2013 . external links edit company website v t e british cheeses england applewood beacon fell traditional lancashire beenleigh blue bowland buxton blue cheddar cheshire chevington coquetdale cornish blue cornish brie cornish yarg derby dorset blue vinney dovedale fine fettle yorkshire five counties gevrik gloucester harbourne blue keltic gold lancashire lincolnshire poacher little derby newport 1665 norbury blue red leicester red windsor sage derby shropshire blue stichelton stilton stinking bishop suffolk gold sussex slipcote swaledale tesyn waterloo wensleydale wrekin white scotland bonchester caboc crowdie dunlop isle of mull cheddar lanark blue wales caerphilly pantysgawn tintern y fenni northern ireland coleraine cheddar manufacturers & brands carmarthenshire cheese company cathedral city coleraine davidstow cheddar ilchester cheese company neal s yard dairy pilgrims choice yeo valley organic see also list of english cheeses this food and or confectionery corporation or company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article about a company of the uk is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e coordinates 51 00 46 n 2 41 01 w 51.0128 n 2.6837 w 51.0128 ; 2.6837 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ilchester cheese company & oldid 615493471 categories food company stubsunited kingdom company stubssomerset cuisinedairy products companies of the united kingdomcompanies based in somersetbritish cheeseshidden categories all stub articlescoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 3 july 2014 at 22 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view