The world’s largest cheese competition will be accepting registration for entry online

Calling all cheesemakers! On 11 June, the 38^th World Cheese Awards will start accepting registrations for entry.

The most highly respected and well-recognised celebration of cheese on the planet is taking place in Córdoba, Andalusia from 12-15 November, as the centrepiece of the Andalucía-Gusto del Sur International Cheese Festival 2026.

Anyone hoping to enter this year’s awards should head to gff.co.uk/worldcheese from 11 June, where they will find more information and instructions on how to take part.

The Guild of Fine Food, the organisation behind the World Cheese Awards, has 20 consolidation points across the globe, providing relevant regional advice and support as well as an accessible portal for cheesemakers to securely deliver their entries. This system is in place to break down the barriers that smaller producers often face when looking to compete on an international level.

The judging panel is what makes the World Cheese Awards so credible and well trusted, with each member handpicked for their expertise, including technologists, graders, retailers, journalists, buyers, chefs, producers, and other key industry professionals and influential figures.

The judging is conducted blind to ensure total fairness, and considers factors such as the appearance of the rind and paste, aroma, body, texture and, most notably, flavour and mouthfeel.

Places are limited, as the judging takes place over the course of a single day. Last year, in Bern, Switzerland, the World Cheese Awards saw over 5,000 cheeses entered from 46 countries, which were judged by 265 cheese experts from 46 countries.

As an internationally recognised accreditation that assesses each cheese on its own merit, an award from the World Cheese Awards ensures your product stands out on crowded cheese counters. It can also provide motivation for your team as well as increasing sales and brand awareness by showcasing your cheese on an international stage.

For further information, including last year’s trophy winners and World Champion Cheese, and for the directory of all the award-winning cheeses from the past three years, visit gff.co.uk/worldcheese.

To keep up to date during the entry period, lead up to the awards, and the event itself, follow the Guild of Fine Food (@guildoffinefood) on social media, and watch the judging day unfold on World Cheese Awards TV.

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MONROE, Conn., May 27, 2026 /CNW/ -- Victorinox, maker of the original Swiss Army Knife™, announces today the formation of a strategic partnership with JBS Foods Canada, a leading global food company. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for both organizations as they align to strengthen plant-level support, streamline supply-chain performance and forge innovation in tools designed for meat production operations.

As part of the agreement, Victorinox and JBS Foods Canada will enter into a direct purchasing relationship and further collaborate on new product development tailored to the evolving needs of modern food processing facilities.

"Partnering with JBS Foods Canada is the logical next step in terms of product development and maximizing the lifetime value of each and every knife," said Ulrich Wohn, President of Victorinox North America. "To collaborate with a global industry leader and execute our high level of service, logistics, and inventory management at the individual plant level, all in service to deliver an even greater value to JBS Foods Canada, is a unique opportunity to maximize these efficiencies."

JBS Foods Canada will be supported by Victorinox's Canadian based distribution hub, capable of supporting consistent inventory, rapid delivery and highly responsive service. With full ownership of its supply chain, the company can provide tailored support to meet the very precise needs of every plant within the JBS Foods Canada network.

"Partnering with Victorinox marks an important step forward in our commitment to operational excellence and long‑term value creation here in Canada," said Jerson Do Nascimento Jr., JBS Global Chief Procurement Officer. "This collaboration brings together two companies that share a deep dedication to quality and innovation. By combining our expertise, we're strengthening our ability to deliver best‑in‑class tools designed to help maximize efficiency across our Canadian operations."

The partnership will focus on continued support at the individual plant level and ongoing refinement of product design to meet emerging operational needs.

BMT, a strategic technology provider for the global packaging industry, is showing how its THERMOSCAN preform temperature sensor helps manufacturers identify a key cause of inconsistency in PET production: variations in the thermal behaviour of apparently identical preforms.

Even with the same stretch blow moulding (SBM) recipes, differences introduced during injection moulding can affect how preforms respond to heating, leading to inconsistencies in the final product. By making the true thermal profile of the preform visible, THERMOSCAN enables more consistent and stable outcomes.

Although the process may appear stable, variations in preform behaviour can still lead to inconsistent results. As the use of recycled PET (rPET) increases and lightweighting tightens the process window, this variability becomes more difficult to manage.

THERMOSCAN measures both internal and external temperatures of preforms along their full length, capturing the complete thermal profile rather than relying on oven setpoints or surface readings alone. This makes visible the parameter that directly governs stretch behaviour: how heat is distributed through the preform wall.

Standard process controls, such as oven setpoints, do not guarantee a consistent internal preform temperature. As a result, materials that appear identical in specification can enter the stretch process in different thermal states, creating variation that is not visible through conventional measurement methods.

“What matters in stretch blow moulding is how the preform actually behaves during heating - not just the settings used to control it,” said David McKelvey, Head of Product at BMT. “By measuring both internal and external temperature, THERMOSCAN gives manufacturers a clearer understanding of the temperature and helps them make more informed process adjustments.”

Injection differences, measurable impact on performance

In an illustrative use case, a PET bottle manufacturer operating a fixed and validated SBM process observed inconsistent performance linked to when preforms were produced. While the SBM settings did not change, preforms from one injection shift ran consistently, whereas those from another resulted in increased blowouts and greater instability.

Measurement with THERMOSCAN showed clear differences in temperature profiles between these preforms. These differences were traced back to subtle variations in injection moulding conditions, including packing behaviour, material history and cooling. Although all preforms met specification, they absorbed and distributed heat differently, resulting in different thermal states going into the stretch process.

Enabling consistent, stable production

By linking these upstream variations to downstream performance, THERMOSCAN enables manufacturers to move from reacting to instability to understanding its root cause. This reduces reliance on trial-and-error adjustments and supports better alignment between injection moulding and stretch blow moulding, helping to deliver more consistent outcomes.

Camarillo, California (May 19, 2026) — Hygiena®, a global leader in rapid food safety and environmental diagnostics, proudly announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for the trademark application of One Health Diagnostics®. This significant milestone reaffirms Hygiena's unwavering commitment to advancing diagnostic technologies that enhance food protection, public health, animal health, and environmental monitoring.

"We are thrilled to receive this Notice of Allowance from the USPTO," said Amanda Manolis, VP Global Marketing, Scientific Affairs, Product & Program Management at Hygiena. "The One Health Diagnostics® mark reinforces our leadership in the category we are building and leading as the authority in rapid diagnostics. This recognition reinforces Hygiena’s role in advancing diagnostics beyond food safety into a fully integrated system that protects global health through data-driven insight and end-to-end visibility.

The global diagnostics market is undergoing a structural shift from isolated testing methods to integrated, intelligence-driven platforms. Hygiena’s One Health Diagnostics® portfolio is designed to meet this shift by delivering capabilities across the entire food safety and environmental monitoring value chain, from ATP hygiene and sanitation verification with UltraSnap®, AquaSnap® and KLEANZ®, to molecular, pathogen detection workflows with BAX® and foodproof® RT-PCR Systems. Our portfolio, which includes allergen and gluten detection with GlutenTox® GMO and supply chain transparency testing to public health and environmental surveillance, empowers data-driven decision-making at every stage. More than just testing, our solutions protect public health, food security and sustainability.

Through platforms including SureTrend® Food Safety Management Software along with the newest addition to the Hygiena portfolio, KLEANZ® Sanitation Management, transform ATP, PCR, sanitation, and environmental data into real-time operational decisions, strengthening compliance, improving quality programs, and supporting continuous improvement.

Our One Health Diagnostics® ethos places us among the few organizations worldwide with a comprehensive portfolio covering the entire food safety value chain. At the core of One Health Diagnostics® is a shift from testing alone to connected diagnostics ecosystems. As the global leader in One Health Diagnostics®, we deliver actionable insights that drive smarter, faster and more sustainable decision-making, ensuring a healthier world for generations to come.