Organic Valley Continues to Garner Accolades for Cheese, Egg Bites Innovations
Based in La Farge, WI, Organic Valley is the largest farmer-owned organic cooperative in the US as well as one of the world’s largest organic consumer brands. Organic Valley has won more than half a dozen awards already this year:
- PEOPLE Food Awards 2021 – Best Shredded Cheese Category: First Place for Organic Valley Thick Cut Shredded Mozzarella
- PARENTS’ Food Awards 2021 – Best Packaged Snacks Fridge Fave: First Place for Organic Valley Egg Bites
- Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest – Salted Butter: First Place for Organic Valley Salted Butter
- Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest – Unsalted Butter: First Place for Organic Valley Unsalted Butter
- Progressive Grocer Editors Picks Contest: Organic Valley Egg Bites
- 2021 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest – Open Class for Creative & Innovative Products: Third Place for Organic Valley Feta and Chive Egg Bites
- 2021 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest – Salted Butter: First Place for Organic Valley Salted Butter
Earlier this year, PEOPLE set up a cross-country taste-test to find the best products brought to market in the past 12 months. PEOPLE Food Awards 2021 awarded “Best Shredded Cheese” to Organic Valley’s thick cut shredded Mozzarella, noting that this classic cheese earned “high marks for taste and melting” whether sprinkled on pizza or added to sandwiches.
Organic Valley Egg Bites’ were voted “Best Morning Snack” in the PARENTS’ Food Awards 2021 “Fridge” category, judged by a panel of 75 kids from toddlers to young teens.
“We wanted to create a delicious, organic snack that was easy to enjoy on the go. We accomplished that with Egg Bites,” said Organic Valley Product Development Manager Devin Thorson. “We are proud to win awards that reinforce all of the efforts our farmer-members and employees put into our organic products.”
“As we head into the busiest months of the year, we know parents are looking for on-the-go snacks for every occasion, from sports practices to after-school programs,” said PARENTS Editor-in-Chief Julia Edelstein. “Our PARENTS’ panel of kid taste-testers sampled hundreds of nutritious products to find the ones that will make the hustle and bustle of family life easier and tastier.”
Organic Valley’s butter artisans won first place at both the Wisconsin State Fair and the World Dairy Expo.
For more information on PEOPLE’s top supermarket picks this year, visit PEOPLE Food Awards 2021.