Processed Cheese

Convenience food is becoming more popular and consumers and manufacturers alike are increasingly demanding regarding the characteristics of the products they eat. They are looking for functional products that provide different physical attributes i.e. melt quality, gratability and sliceability.

Processed cheese is the perfect match - an excellent ingredient with real versatility. Having undergone heat treatment, processed cheese has a stable shelf-life, which gives excellent microbiological parameters. Specifically, it also guarantees good physical characteristics in comparison with natural cheese which can deteriorate quicker over time.

Azbar Cheese

Azbar Cheese is a subsidiary of Tipperary Co-op, which specialises in the manufacture of processed cheese and formatted cheese.

Azbar Cheese has it’s own in-house cheese trialling facility which provides excellent flexibility in manufacturing and testing bespoke blends suitable for the end user i.e. for pizzas, ready-made meals or for grating and slicing.

Our expertise enables us produce processed cheese with the required colour, sensory profile and functionalities, which  include:

  • High melt processed cheeses: Their good melting ability and coverage make them ideal for pizzas and ready meal toppings. With our technical know how, we can control stretch and browning of these products to meet our customer needs.
  • Medium and low melt processed cheeses: These are designed for applications where the cheese shouldn’t leak too much out of the product, like deep-fried frozen foods and convenience foods.
  • Cheese sauces: These can be designed for applications like nacho sauce and liquid cheese with a variety of uses and flavours. Try our Cashel blue cheese sauce!
  • Flavour: With Tipperary Co-op’s unique knowledge base and resources within the cheese-making industry, we can source the correct raw material to develop the flavour to match the customers’ specifications, including Emmental, cheddar, blue or continental type cheeses.

• We can supply you with a variety of formats to match your needs.