Karoun Dairies, Inc. Garners 3 Medals at the 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest

TURLOCK, Calif., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 22, 2010 California's Karoun Dairies, Inc., makers of natural handmade Mediterranean cheeses will travel to Madison, Wisconsin to collect their three awards from the 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest. Karoun Dairies, Inc. won two gold medals in this biennial event, one for the Mykonos Creamy Feta in the Feta category and another for the Panela in the Quesos Frescos category. The Basket Feta with Sundried Tomato & Thyme also took a bronze medal in the Flavored Feta category. The 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest is hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association and is the largest international cheese competition in the world.

Of the 77 gold medals awarded at the 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest, Karoun's awards account for half of the gold medals awarded to California cheesemakers. This year's contest was the largest judging ever of its kind, with more than 2,300 entries from 20 countries, and thirty states. Karoun itself has an international story, as the Baghdassarian Family immigrated to the United States from Lebanon in 1990 to pursue the American Dream and a passion for the art and science of cheesemaking. From humble beginnings to being recognized as one of America's premier cheese companies is a source of great pride.

"As a family business that is living the American Dream, all of us at Karoun Dairies take great pride in creating and manufacturing the most delicious, best quality natural cheeses on the market," said Rostom Baghdassarian, company COO.

Karoun continues to set a new standard for ethnic cheese and cultured dairy products in the United States, with dairy products which are free of thickeners, stabilizers and fillers, made strictly using only milk from cows that are free from growth hormones, BGH/rBST, and Real California Milk certified.

About Karoun Dairies, Inc.: Founded in 1990, Karoun is rooted in its heritage as a family-run business started in search of fulfilling the American dream through their history in dairy dating back fifty years. The company has continued to grow from manufacturing hand braided String Cheese for local mom-and-pop stores, to producing a wide variety of Mediterranean specialty cheeses and cultured dairy products with nationwide distribution. Please visit www.karouncheese.com.

For product samples, press materials, or further information, please contact  Gillian Christie at 805-969- 3744, or [email protected].

SOURCE Karoun Dairies, Inc.