10 Famous Cheese Producers/Brands of India

by Neetu

I thought of taking a small break from blogging, but its just being stretched due to some or the other reason and I am just dying do post something, so I thought of sharing a small research that I have done on Cheese Producers in India.

Today we have so many varieties and brands of cheese available in Indian Market, but in this post we will be talking about our very own Indian producers/dairy farmers, who have taken the cheese production to the next level in India. 

So, here goes our list, I have tried to note down the information as per the best of my knowledge and if you have any additions to it  please do mention in the comments below. 

1. AMUL

Yes, who doesn’t know about this brand, so obviously it has to be the first on our list.

VARIETY OF CHEESE BY THE BRAND:-

Amul produces a wide variety of cheese, but these can be classified into Five major categories and these are:

• Processed Cheese: It is a processed Cheddar Cheese made from graded cow/buffalo milk and Sodium Citrate, Common Salt, Citric Acid, permitted natural colour - Annatto. Emulsifier and Class II preservatives. It’s available in Blocks, Tins, Slices and Chiplets of various sizes.

• Emmental Cheese: It is made from Soft Cheese, Cheddar Cheese and Common Salt. It’s available in 400 g pack for the retail and 5.5 Kg pack for the institutional segment.
• Gouda Cheese:  It’s a mildly ripened cheese of Dutch variety and yellow in colour as  made from cow's milk. It has a typical delicate, mild fruity flavour and sweet taste, available in a 500 g pack for the retail and a 1 kg pack for the institutional segment.
• Cheese Spread: It is made from from Soft Cheese, Cheddar Cheese and Common Salt. Available in  9 flavours and pack size of 200g.

• Pizza Mozzarella Cheese: It is made from Milk, Common Salt, 100% Vegetarian Coagulating Enzymes. Available in 1 kg Pack, 200g pack and also Amul Shredded Cheese 1 Kg pack for Institutional Segment.

AVAILABILTY:- 

It has a wide availability across India and as well as overseas.

LINK TO COMPANY’S WEBSITE:- 

http://www.amul.com/

2. BRITANNIA

Started as a Biscuit company in Kolkatta in 1892, it has come a very long way since then, today the company's offerings are spread across the spectrum with products ranging from the healthy and economical Tiger biscuits to the more lifestyle-oriented Milkman Cheese.

VARIETY OF CHEESE BY THE BRAND:-

Britannia offers a large range of cheese in India, made from cow's milk and the entire range of Britannia Cheese is available in various forms, pack sizes and flavors, which can be used in various recipes. This rage can be categorized  mainly in Eight types:

• Blocks: It is a classic processed cheddar cheese, available in pack sizes of 200gms and 400gms as well as Tin.
• Cubes: It’s the same processed cheddar cheese, which comes in a fresh wrap and easy to tear tape, available in two pack sizes - 180g and 540 g
• Cheese Slices: Company claims it to be equivalent to one glass of cow’s milk and is available in pack size of 100g, 200g and 480g, and Asli Pepper in pack size of 100g.
• Britannia Cheezza: So far the best pizza cheese that I have used, available in pack size of 200g and 400g.
• Britannia Slimz: Company claims it to contain 33% less fat than the normal processed cheese and slices are available in pack size of 100g and 150g.
• Britannia Cheese Spreadz: Soft and spreadable cheese comes in seven different flavours and are available in pack size of 40g and 180g.
• Britannia Natural Cheddar Cheese: Classic cheese with an international taste, is available in pack size of 200g.
• Cream Cheese: It’s a very exciting and exotic form of cheese, Cream Cheese. It is thick, soft, creamy and smooth. It has got higher spread-ability than normal cheese spread and has creamier texture and smooth, tangy, mild taste, is available in a pack of 180g.

AVAILABLITY:-

Britannia Cheese has the widest availability amongst all the brands and its very easily available across the country and overseas.

LINK TO COMPANY’S WEBSITE:- 

 http://www.britannia.co.in/dairy_cheese.htm

3. GOVARDHAN

Govardhan produces a wide variety of Cheese under its two brands which are Govardhan and  a new brand called Go.

VARIETY OF CHEESE BY THE BRAND:-

• Govardhan: It offers offer 2 Varieties  of cheese, Proceesed cheese and Mozzerrella cheese, available in pack size of 200 gm, 400 gm, 1Kg pack and 2.5 Kg for institutional packs.
• Go Cheese: It offers the below mentioned range of cheese in various pack sizes.

  Cheese Wedges Shredded Cheese Cheese Spread Processed Cheese

  Cheddar Cheese Pizza Cheese Processed Cheese Wedges Cheese Slices

AVAILABILITY:-

Products of Govardhan also have a strong presence all over India.

LINK TO COMPANY’S WEBSITE:-

 http://www.gowardhanindia.com/products.html

You can find them on Facebook for more details about the GO Brand https://www.facebook.com/Gocheeseindia

4. CHOUDHERY CHEESE BAZAR

It’s a cheese manufacturing brand based in Noida (Uttar Pradesh) and claims to produce almost 100 types of cheese, it is also a distributor for many International Cheese brands in India.

VARIETY OF CHEESE BY THE BRAND:-

Out if the various varieties of Cheese  produced by the company, below mentioned are the one’s which are quite famous with customers.

INDIAN CHEESE •Mozzarella Pizza •Processed Cheddar Slice •Scarmozza •Processed Cheese •English Cheddar •Processed Cheddar •Natural Cheddar •Processed Slice •Green Pepper •Flavour Solid •Flavour Slice( Jeera,Black Pepper,Garlic,Tomato,Ginger, Plimento,Caraway,Onion ,Tomato ,Chilli,Herbal)

SUBSTITUTUE TO INTERNATIONAL CHEESE •Gouda Cheese •Smoked Cheese •Feta •Emmenthal •Ball Cheese •Mascarpone •Edam Cheese •Ricotta •Parmesan Cheese

AVAILABILITY:-

It has a strong presence in Delhi and Northern part of India, but the products are available across the country.

LINK TO COMPANY’S WEBSITE:-

http://cheesebazar.com/index.htm

5. FLANDER DAIRY

Started by Mr. Sunil Bhu in the outskirts of Delhi, a young Indian who was trained under renowned cheese makers in Italy, now produces a huge variety of Indian and International cheese using the latest equipment imported directly from Europe.

VARIETY OF CHEESE BY THE BRAND:-

Kwark Gouda Ricotta Scamorza Bocconcini (Fresh Mozzarella) Mascarpone Sour Cream Cherry Mozzarella

Pizza Mozzarella Red Chilli Gouda Oregano Gouda Cumin Gouda Black Pepper Gouda Smoked Gouda Semi-hard Goat Cheese Oregano Mix Goat Cheese Fresh Goat Cheese

AVAILABILITY:-

It has a strong presence in Delhi and Northern part of the country.  They have their retail outlet on Lodhi Road, Delhi.

LINK TO COMPANY’S WEBSITE:-

http://www.flandersdairy.com/default.htm

6. ACERS WILD GOURMET CHEESES

Organic cheese making and farm stay in Cornoor started by a family, which has become a part of Cornoor history now.

VARIETY OF CHEESE BY THE BRAND:

Soft Cheese (Herb & Garlic) Hard Cheese (Gouda) Feta Cheese Ricotta Cheese

Mozzarella Cheese Halloumi Cheese Mold Cheese (Camembert)

AVAILABILITY:-

They started selling their products though a few outlets in Cornoor itself and now the brand is working on their presence in the other parts of the county as well.

LINK TO COMPANY’S WEBSITE:-

http://www.acres-wild.com/Our%20Cheese.shtml

7. ABC FARMS

A.B.C. Farms Pvt. Ltd. is a Pune (Maharashtra) based Dairy and Hospitality business started in 1976 by the Aga’s, Bhathena’s and Chinoy’s (hence the A.B.C. in the name), but now its owned and run by Sohrab Chinoy and his family.

It’s just not limited to manufacturing of different varieties of cheese, but is most popular for its multi cuisine restaurants at the Koregaon Park property in Pune. It is also a premier  retail seller of milk.

VARIETY OF CHEESE BY THE BRAND:-

The company roughly produces 70 varieties of natural cheese – Pecorino goat cheese, alcohol cheese, Port Wine cheese, a vodka and cumin cheese, smoked ham cheese to name a few.

AVAILABILITY:-

Products are available Pune and nearby for the retails and has a great presence in the institutional segment.

LINK TO COMPANY’S WEBSITE:-

One can find their Facebook page for more information about comnay and its products.  https://www.facebook.com/AbcFarmsPvtLtd/timeline

8. La Ferme Cheese

Started in 1988, in Aurovile near Pondicherry with the traditional methods of cheese producing, considering the conditions of the South Indian climate, taking into account Western hygienic standards and concerns for a clean and sustainable environment. Today, it produces about 100 kg of handmade cheeses in over ten varieties daily.

VARIETY OF CHEESE BY THE BRAND:-

 

Seasoned Cheeses Farm Cheese Lofabu Cheese Jeera Cheese Swissly Cheese Cheddar Cheese Auroblochon Cheese Blue D’Auroville Gorgonzolla Gruyere Parmezan Greated Parmesan Goat Cheese

Fresh Cheeses Ricotta Cream Cheese Mozzarella Cheese Feta Cheese

AVAILABILITY:-

Product are available online on their website as well as in the southern part of the country. It also supplies to the institutional segment.

LINK TO COMPANY’S WEBSITE:-

http://www.auroville.org/

9. PASSION CHEESE

It’s a product of Poshtik Milk Products Pvt Ltd. which was started as a small scale manufacturing unit in Hisar in 1995, has come a long way in becoming a leading institutional cheese supplier to major restaurants, fast-food chains and hotels in all over India.

VARIETY OF CHEESE BY THE BRAND:-

It produces 14 types of cheese, namely:

Gouda Cheese Feta Cheese Processed Cheese Parmesan Cheese Edam Cheese Emmental Cheese Natural Cheddar Cheese

Mozzarella Cheese Ricotta Cheese Mascarpone Cheese Bocconicini Cheese Pizza Cheese Sour Cream

AVAILABILITY:-

They have their retail outlet  in Select CITYWALK, Saket, New Delhi and they also supply their product to major restaurants, fast-food chains and hotels in all over India.

LINK TO COMPANY’S WEBSITE:-

http://www.passioncheese.com/showroom.htm

10. Dairy Craft

Started by a group of three friends in 1986 in Fatehpuri Delhi 6, the company has come a long way since then to a position where it is now recognized as a trusted name not only in the Indian subcontinent but also outside India, with an ever increasing global awareness.

VARIETY OF CHEESE BY THE BRAND:-

The company produces and distributes a various types of cheese under Indian as well as International brands, namely Dairy Craft, John’s, La Cremella & Rio.

AVAILABILITY:-

They supply products to retails as well as 5 STAR hotels, specialty restaurants, food chains, caterers, schools and other institutions. Products are easily available across the country and especially in Northern Part of India.

LINK TO COMPANY’S WEBSITE:-

http://dairycraft.com/