white with garlic & herb soft smoked white llangloffan white red smoked garlic & chive about us carmarthenshire cheese company ltd cwmni caws caerfyrddin cyf was founded in 2006 by co owners steve and sian elin peace . after returning to sian s rural roots and with some half century of senior dairy industry experience between them the couple channeled their considerable enthusiasm and passion for cheese into creating a state of the art manufacturing facility nestled in the heart of milk producing west wales . the original business model came from market research identifying the gap in the market but a commitment existed from the outset to form a credible artisan cheese business which today sits as the leading artisan producer in wales able to supply major multiples as well as specialist shops and wholesalers . with significant experience and technology already behind them the couple committed significant cash from their own resources and leased two advanced food units at food centre wales horeb . three weeks after taking the keys cheesemaking began with the first sales just reaching the easter market in 2006 . from the consultancy work they had done in the past and extensive market research identifying a gap in the market for a company producing soft and speciality cheese the carmarthenshire cheese company was born . based at llanllwch carmarthenshire and manufacturing at horeb llandysul the business launched with the pont gar range of soft welsh cheese . the strongly imaged bi lingual branding immediately gained the company the welsh language board s food packaging award and the quality of the products was reflected with the best new dairy product award at the nantwich international cheese show and a listing in tesco stores with pont gar blue all in the first year a major coup for the company was the acquisition of the llangloffan brand on the retirement of leon downey in 2006 . this original artisan brand had been made since the 1970 s in pembrokeshire and continues to be handmade to the same original recipe today . carmarthenshire cheese pride themselves on their close working relationship with the farms which provide their milk . sourced from just a small number of farm assured herds the milk used to produce our llangloffan and pont gar brands of cheese is produced at on farms local to the factory . this is used to hand make batches of our speciality cheeses . production starts early in the morning for the cheese makers with the cheese stirred cut turned pressed and salted by hand before being carefully matured on site . flavoured cheeses have only fresh and natural ingredients added and smoked varieties are smoked locally over oak chips . pont gar llangloffan and boksburg cheese are sold through regional supermarkets speciality distributors and wholesalers and independent delicatessens and farm shops throughout wales and the uk . in 2009 the company will start export of its products to us canada australia and europe . copyright 2016 carmarthenshire cheese company all rights reserved . boksburg hall llanllwch carmarthenshire sa31 3rn 01267 221168 terms & conditions privacy policy site created by solid designs boksburg hall llanllwch carmarthenshire sa31 3rntel 01267 221168carmarthenshirecheese . co.uk sun 16 oct 2016 12 21 47