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Cathedral City cheese-maker lands £3.2m 'shovel ready' investment

Cornwall's Saputo Dairy º£½ÇÊÓÆµ creamery will expand its plant after support from the Getting Building Fund

Cathedral City is a major cheese brand and is made at Davidstow in Cornwall(Image: https://cathedralcity.co.uk)

Production of one of the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ’s best-known cheeses has been boosted by a £3.2million investment from the Government’s “shovel ready” fund.

The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has used a grant from the Getting Building Fund to support the multi-million pound expansion of the world-class Saputo Dairy º£½ÇÊÓÆµ creamery in Davidstow, Cornwall, to increase production of cheddar and ingredients for infant formula.

The plant employs more than 200 people and is home to the famous which has annual sales of more than £300million and is found in more than half of all º£½ÇÊÓÆµ household fridges. The cheese is made from 100% West Country milk, directly supporting about 330 dairy farmers across Cornwall and the South West.

In 2020 the business starting selling Cathedral City to the Canadian and US markets for the first time, helped by a major media campaign which included an 8,500sq ft digital billboard standing 18 stories tall in Times Square, New York.

The Cathedral City adverting in New York's famous Times Square

The LEP’s investment in plant and machinery at the Davidstow creamery will help increase capacity for cheese production and by-products such as demineralised whey, and reduce the environmental footprint of the creamery, including significant CO2 reductions.

Tom Atherton, president and chief operating officer of Saputo Diary º£½ÇÊÓÆµ, said: “The awarding of this grant is welcome news for Saputo Dairy º£½ÇÊÓÆµ, our 200-plus employees in Cornwall, our 330 supplying farmers and all those who support our business in the South West.

“It enables us to strengthen the infrastructure at our Davidstow creamery to support the continued growth of our award-winning cheddar brands, both in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ and abroad. The launch of Cathedral City in North America is just the first step in our ambitious international expansion programme.”