Welsh Cheeses Direct To Your Door
Cardiff-based musician Tom Pinder has set up The Welsh Cheese Company, an online retailer selling the very best Welsh cheeses. Tom - who plays the sousaphone in Welsh Supporters' band The Barry Horns and the trombone for world famous performers such as Paolo Nutini - decided to create the company when he realised Welsh cheese doesn't always get the attention it deserves. “I've been eating a wide range of amazing Welsh cheeses from the delis in Cardiff, and local farmers' markets, but I was frustrated that I couldn't get all of the Welsh cheeses I'd come to love from one supplier, so I thought I'd do something about that and start a business that would bring together cheese from my 11 or 12 favourite Welsh cheese producers in one place," he says.
Since founding The Welsh Cheese Company, Tom has enjoyed getting to know the producers behind his favourite varieties. He is now keen to introduce more people all over the UK to these cheeses. “The producers are so passionate about the cheeses they make, but Welsh cheese often seems to be a bit overlooked somehow. Some of the English cheesemakers are great at publicising themselves, and promoting themselves online, but some in Wales don't seem to be as well known, despite often being even more critically acclaimed than their English counterparts." One of the most important parts of The Welsh Cheese Company's mission is to tell people the story behind the cheeses it is selling. The website has lots of information about all of its cheesemakers, and the farms that each cheese comes from. Gift boxes and Christmas hampers are also available.