Authorities are cheesed off with Halloumi makers as one in five packages of the island’s traditional cheese sold in supermarkets do not meet the required standards. Just over a year since Halloumi’s
Cyprus’ oldest dairy producer, Charalambides Christis, has quietly taken over the local dairy products market while diversifying its brand. With a €129 mln turnover in 2021 and 3,200 local clients, Charalambides Christis
Cyprus has welcomed an EU initiative to create a bicommunal working group to promote the implementation of halloumi’s newly adopted Product of Origin (PDO) file on both sides of the divide. The
A Greek dairy producer’s plans to set up shop in Cyprus to make halloumi under its newly acquired status as a Product of Origin is causing unrest among local cheesemakers. According to
Cyprus authorities will be taking legal action against cheese makers who continue to produce and sell halloumi which does not comply with the criteria set out in the newly adopted PDO file.
The “what makes” Halloumi saga is far from over, as the government and stakeholders prepare for a legal standoff over how the island’s traditional white cheese should be produced. Halloumi’s PDO (Product
Cyprus is trying to end the Halloumi saga by swatting away legal objections to the squeaky cheese’s future as an EU Protected Product of Origin brought by industry stakeholders. The Agriculture Ministry
The Agriculture Ministry is in consultation with all stakeholders to propose a set of changes to the European Commission that will allow for some flexibility in the halloumi PDO file, including a
Some 6,000 tonnes of halloumi, earmarked for export, are stored in refrigerators after the coronavirus pandemic saw the demand for Cyprus’ traditional cheese collapse. Cheesemakers are asking authorities to step in to
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis attended Wednesday the first-ever production of the traditional Cypriot halloumi cheese bearing the EU product of protected designation of origin (PDO) certificate. The first badge of halloumi bearing
