Field has 75 employees and six dogs crammed into the old Livingston Creamery.

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Prior to that, the full fat creamy blue was produced at Hartington Creamery in Derbyshire until it closed in 2009.

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Muller has recently spent millions expanding its business, buying Wisemans Dairies, Britain's biggest milk distributor, and the Minsterley creamery in Shropshire.

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Twice a week, farmstead manager Dustin Busby and cheesemaker Adam Spannaus head into the creamery at this Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star country inn outside Knoxville.

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With approximately 600, 000 fans on Facebook, there is no doubt that Cold Stone Creamery, owned by Arizona-based franchiser Kahala, is popular within the realm of social media.

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"It's so cool to have a festival around your signature product, " says Paul Bauer, 47, CEO of the creamery, referring to the three-day celebration of cheese-curd tastings, parades and the Cheese Curd Fun Run.

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Ellsworth, about 50 miles southeast of Minneapolis, was named cheese curd capital in 1984 by virtue of the Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery, a big cheese maker that operates 24 hours a day and employs 110 people.

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Forsaking the after-lunch trail ride, I went instead to check out the FarmStead's charcuterie and creamery, my first glimpse of Blackberry's serious commitment to producing its own artisanal foods, which embraces its extensive farm gardens, plus its own butcher, bakers, jam-maker and chocolatier.

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