East Haven’s Calabro Named “Top Cheese” In National Competition

EAST HAVEN, CT - Calabro Cheese Smoked Burrata wins Best in Class at the United States Cheese Championship Contest in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The contest has been called the "Oscars" of the cheese industry and had a record-setting 2,555 entries from 35 states.

The Calabro Smoked Burrata won in the Smoked Soft and Semi-soft class, with an impressive score of 99.80. A team of 60 nationally-renowned judges coming from 20 states considered each entry's flavor, body and texture, salt, color, finish and appearance, scoring entries on a 100-point scale. Each judge tried 50-70 cheeses in two days! The contest was held March 5-7th at Lambeau Field.

Calabro Cheese is a family owned company founded by Joseph Calabro in 1953. The manufacturing plant is in East Haven, and is run by Joseph's nephew, Frank Angeloni. For over half a century, Calabro Cheese has been a leader in the manufacturing of Italian Artisanal Cheeses.

All of their cow's milk products use New England farm fresh milk that is rBST-free and they also produce a full line of Bufala milk products.

You can find their award winning products at local retailers across the state or visit the Calabro Retail Cheese Shop located at 580 Coe Avenue.