2025 - Our Year of Gold. Whitestone Cheese Achieves Qualmark Gold

September 08, 2025

2025 is shaping up to be a golden year for us. Not only have we celebrated a Champion of Champions title and taken home a string of gold medals at the NZ Champions of Cheese Awards, but we've also reached another significant milestone: achieving Qualmark Gold Sustainable Tourism Award.

Qualmark Gold recognises excellence in sustainable business practices, showing that a company is delivering a world-class experience while making a positive impact on people and the planet. For us, this is about more than just cheese - it’s about creating memorable experiences on our factory tours.

We’ll continue to strive for excellence in both our cheesemaking and our sustainability journey – because crafting cheese of true character goes hand in hand with caring for the land it comes from.

Here’s to a truly golden year 🥇

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