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[News from FACE] Council meeting in Copenhagen

Short report

Copenhagen welcomed us with beautiful spring weather in March. This time we were 14 participants for the council meeting, which we had at HKI Ost. We were warmly welcomed by Poul Larsen, director of HKI Ost in their premises. HKI … Read more

[News from Members] Ukraine

Presentation of the new FACE Member

Ukrainian Cheese Producer Association began as a grassroots initiative, a unification of like-minded friends passionate about cheesemaking. Today, we proudly bring together small and medium-sized artisan and farmhouse cheese producers from all corners of Ukraine. Our primary goals are to … Read more

[News from Members] A Swedish rennet project!

Innovation rennet from Swedish ruminants – goat, sheep and calf. Production and development

Rennet from non-cow ruminants is not available on the market today. This has limited the possibilities of small-scale farm dairies to produce high-quality cheeses with unique properties and added value. The aim of the project was to develop a … Read more

[News from Members] Hungarian cheesemakers cooperation

Transylvanian Cheese Competition

The “Böjti Csemege” Cheese Competition was held for the fourth time in “Székely Land” in Romania from 11-12 of April this year. The event was organized by the “Association of Artisan Cheesemakers in Székely Land”, the “Association of Agricultural … Read more

[News from the Members] A Swedish starter cultures project

Local development, promote food culture and advance scientific understanding

Swedish artisanal dairy production represents a rich tapestry of cultural heritage, combining centuries of old traditions with distinctive regional practices. The project “Sveriges Gårdsmejerister – Collaborations for the Development of Small-Scale Cheese and Fermented Milk Culture” aimed to preserve and enhance … Read more

[News from FACE] FACE Network Annual meeting in Croatia!

Save the date!

From 27th to 29th of October 2025 the 15th FACE Network Annual Meeting will take place in Rovinj, in Istria area. The main topic of the conference will be marketing with a focus on the promotion of domestic and … Read more

[News from FACE] Round table about E.Coli STEC

International exchanges

Recently FACEnetwork organised a meeting with scientists from our network. This meeting aimed to exchange information on work done on STEC in different countries and to inform FACEnetwork’s producer associations. Bild bearbeiten In this very informative meeting, there were presentations of Joerg Hummerjohann … Read more

[News from the members] Sweden

11. Cheese Festival in Stockholm

The second weekend in February 2025, the eleventh edition of the Cheese Festival was held in Stockholm. The festival is a tribute to Swedish cheese and several of the country’s artisan dairies were on site with their cheeses. Several … Read more

[News from FACE] The European Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese Day!

Save the date

FACE Network is happy to announce that on the 1st of July we will celebrate the European Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese Day. Cheese-makers and cheese lovers of all over Europe will celebrate the hand made cheese all together. Save the date … Read more

[News from the EU] EU Organic Awards 2025

Participe now!

The fourth edition of the EU Organic Awards was launched on 11 February! The awards are jointly organised by the European Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Committee of the Regions, COPA-COGECA and IFOAM Organics Europe. They … Read more