Castello

Why it is renowned

Castello is sold in more than 50 countries, and Castello Creamy Blue is the largest cheese in its range worldwide.¹ The range is marketed across Europe and North America.²³ At the 2022 World Championship Cheese Contest, held by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, Castello Smoked Cracked Pepper Gouda from Arla Foods US won its class and was named among the top 20 of nearly 3,000 cheeses from 29 countries.⁴

Recognition

• World Championship Cheese Contest, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association⁴2022Best Smoked Gouda, for Castello Smoked Cracked Pepper Gouda

The story

The cheesemaker Rasmus Tholstrup founded Castello in Denmark in 1893, naming it after his love of southern Europe.¹ His son Henrik created Castello Creamy White in 1944, a brie that ripens from the inside out under a thin rind.¹ Henrik bought several Danish dairies in 1958, and the Tholstrup Cheese Company began work on its first blue cheese in the 1960s; Castello Creamy Blue followed in 1969.¹ Arla Foods, the dairy co-operative based in Viby near Aarhus, bought the Tholstrup Cheese Company in 2006.¹² The cheeses are made in Denmark and at dairies abroad.¹

What to know it by

• Castello Creamy White¹1944Henrik TholstrupBrie that ripens from the inside out
• Castello Creamy Blue¹1969Soft, creamy blue cheese
• Castello Danish Blue Cheese⁵Danish Blue under the Castello name
• Castello Aged Havarti⁵Matured Havarti