Neal’s Yard’s stolen cheese could be sold abroad, supplier says

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Neal’s Yard’s stolen cheese could be sold abroad, supplier says

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The supplier of Hafod cheddar – produced near Lampeter, western Wales – said the theft should be a “wake-up call”

Cheddar stolen from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy may have been shipped abroad to be sold on, a supplier has told the BBC.

Truckles of Patrick Holden’s Hafod Welsh Cheddar was among the £300,000 worth of

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Mr Holden said he believed the **** was “sophisticated” and that the cheese could have been taken to Russia or the Middle East.

“They have already claimed £300,000, these **********, and if they sell the cheese they’ll get more again”, Mr Holden said.

‘Violation’

Fraudsters posing as legitimate wholesalers received the 22 tonnes of clothbound cheeses from the Southwark-based company before it was realised they were a fake firm.

The high-value, award-winning cheeses, which also include Westcombe and Pitchfork are sold for as much as £45 per kg.

At the time the order was made, Neal’s Yard believed it had come from an agent for a French supermarket, Mr Holden told

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But after it was delivered to a warehouse on the outskirts of London, the invoice was not paid.

Mr Holden, who runs a dairy farm in western Wales, said he and Neal’s Yard had been “excited” to receive such a large order and the theft had been a “violation”.

“That made it all the more shocking really that this could happen to a product that is hallmarked with openness and trust and transparency all the way down from the producer to the final customer”

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver called for people to keep an eye out for “lorryloads of posh cheese” being sold “for cheap”.

In a post on

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, Oliver told his followers: “There has been a great cheese robbery. Some of the best cheddar cheese in the world has been stolen.”

He described it as a “real shame”, adding: “If anyone hears anything about posh cheese going for cheap, it’s probably some wrong’uns.”

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Jamie Oliver told his

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followers “it feels like a really weird thing to nick”

Mr Holden said though it was a “sad story”, he did not think the cheese industry would change how it operates.

He added that he hoped it would serve as a “wake-up call” about food production.

“Don’t we want more trusted and transparent ways to get out food from the people who produce it?

“I think that is what’s disappeared in our modern food systems, we need to know more about the story behind our food…that should be our right.”

The Met Police has confirmed it is investigating “the theft of a large quantity of cheese”.

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