{"title":"HUNTER BELLE DAIRY CO.- POKOLBIN, NSW","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- A FEW WORDS FROM THE CHEESE MAKER - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHunter Belle Dairy Co is a family owned and operated business in the \u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eUpper Hunter Valley of NSW. Headed by husband and wife duo Jason and Annie Chesworth, their small team at Scone handmake a wonderful\u003cbr class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003erange of dairy products including cheese, milk, butter and yoghurt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eFor over 100 years the Chesworth family have been milking cows along the Hunter River in NSW. In 2009 the 6th generation dairy farmer Geoff Chesworth and his wife Tania decided it was time to move on from\u003cbr class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003etheir 400 cow dairy in Denman, NSW, and into the wonderful world of cheese. With son Jason soon joining the business, and wife Annie, the Chesworths have put their passion for dairy to good use and created the Hunter Belle Dairy Co. that is today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e​\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eHUNTER BELLE EST.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eEstablished in 2004 the cheese factory began as 'Hunter Belle Cheese'. In 2009 Geoff and Tania Chesworth took over the small cellar door in Muswellbrook NSW, and steadily grew increasing production and sales as well as opening a Hunter Belle Cafe and retail outlet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eAs business boomed, and the second generation became more involved, the launch of Hunter Belle Cheddar by Annie and Jason Chesworth brought with it a new, larger, premises with a cheese factory established in Scone NSW in 2014. With the young couple dubbed as 'Mr and Mrs Cheese' after appearing on My Kitchen Rules in 2013, the business began to get the attention it deserved. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e​\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eWith both businesses running smoothly side by side, 2017 brought the two together with the collaboration of Hunter Belle Dairy Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e​\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eOUR PRODUCTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eHunter Belle Dairy Co. are producers of quality, handmade artisan dairy products in the Hunter Valley of NSW.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eWith a wide range of dairy products focusing on cheese, but also including yoghurt, milk and butter they only use the highest quality of ingredients to produce such high standards of produce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eTHE MILK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eHigh quality Brown Swiss cows' milk is used exclusively and sourced fresh from a local family at Singleton.  The milk is delivered direct to our factory and we pasteurise the milk at the start of the cheese making process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eBrown Swiss cows are a dairy breed developed in the Swiss Alps that was used specifically for cheese making. The Brown Swiss milk has an ideal protein to fat ratio that makes it excellent for cheese production and there is no need for us to add any extra cream for cheese making (other than our triple cream).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eThe Brown Swiss breed is renowned for its docile temperament, strength and heat tolerance along with its high volumes of high protein milk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/3493\/9470\/collections\/image_2f9f42ad-557c-4338-a32b-7540fbec9377.webp?v=1700257358","url":"https:\/\/themakersmarketplace.myshopify.com\/collections\/hunter-belle-dairy-co-pokolbin-nsw.oembed","provider":"Australian Makers Marketplace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}