UINTAH, Utah — Beehive Cheese Company, BLLC, based in Uintah, Utah, has been named among the winners at the World Cheese Awards 2025, bringing the creamery’s lifetime World Cheese Awards medal count to 54 over 20 years.
Beehive’s Apple Walnut Smoked, Barely Buzzed, Promontory, Red Butte Hatch Chile, and Teahive were standout entrants, each securing a coveted Bronze award.
Promontory, Beehive’s “mother cheese,” is a rich, buttery cheddar. Apple Walnut Smoked is cold-smoked with apples and walnut wood. Beehive continues to lead in the rubbed-rind category: Barely Buzzed is rubbed with espresso and lavender, Red Butte Hatch Chile with New Mexico Hatch chiles, and Teahive with Earl Grey tea.
“Reaching over 50 World Cheese Awards medals in the company’s 20-year history is a huge accomplishment,” said Katie Schall, Director of Marketing for Beehive Cheese. “As pioneers in the artisan rubbed-rind category, we continue to innovate and delight customers, while maintaining our commitment to producing beautiful cheeses that can compete on the global stage.”
The globally recognized competition took place at Festhalle at BernExpo in Switzerland on Thursday, November 13, and saw a record-breaking 5,244 entries from across the globe.
This 37th edition of the world’s most respected cheese event saw entries from 46 countries. The cheeses were evaluated by a panel of 265 leading cheese experts, including affineurs, graders, and producers, as well as retailers, journalists, broadcasters, and other industry specialists. The World Cheese Awards is organized by the Guild of Fine Food, for more information visit www.gff.co.uk
About Beehive Cheese Company, BLLC
Founded in 2005 in Northern Utah by Pat Ford and Tim Welsh, Beehive Cheese is a family-run creamery known for award-winning rubbed-rind cheddars, including the multi-award-winning Barely Buzzed, Seahive, and Red Butte Hatch Chile. Beehive partners with regional dairies—valuing quality milk, craftsmanship, and community—and earned B Corp™ certification in 2022. After 20 years, Beehive remains true to its roots: approachable, pioneering cheddar.