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Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses acquires Hampshire Cheese Company

Hampshire Cheese Company, home of Tunworth and Winslade cheese, has been taken over by Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses

Chris Brayford
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Matthew Hill, owner of Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses, said he was bringing two incredible cheeses into the family business which had been 'super exciting and consistent' with its soft cheese strategy
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Matthew Hill, owner of Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses, said he was bringing two incredible cheeses into the family business which had been 'super exciting and consistent' with its soft cheese strategy

A fourth-generation family which makes some of Britain's best-loved cheeses has acquired the Hampshire Cheese Company for an undisclosed sum. Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses, based in Lancashire, confirmed...

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