The Concours International de Lyon for Cheese and Dairy Products is happy to announce the award-winners for 2023!

The last edition of the Concours International de Lyon of Cheese and Dairy Products took place on November 25th, 2022!

The competition, hold at the Cité internationale, Lyon, gathered almost 300 tasters and was supervised by an independent inspector. François Robin, Un des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Cheesemonger 2011, supervised the competition and passed on his know-how as an Honorary President. He was assisted by the Commissioner General, Didier Lassagne, Un des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Cheesemonger 2007.The Quality Manager defined strict procedures to protect the health of our tasters and team. All the samples were tasted in conformity with stringent hygiene measures, competition regulations and our ISO9001 certification.

A total of 920 cheeses and 374 dairy products including frozen products were judged by professional and enlightened amateur tasters and 390 products were awarded Gold and Silver medals.

Cheeses

277 Gold and Silver medals awarded to Cheeses. The contest was a resounding success with 920 cheeses presented!

The best cheese in all categories is…
Trophies were also awarded to the best Cheeses in each country, and a special Trophy has honoured the best Cheese, all countries combined. The winner is the Mimolette Extra Vieille Label Rouge d'Isigny Sainte-Mère
which receives this ultimate distinction within the category cow milk cheese, Mimolette Label Rouge.
For more informations : Isigny Sainte-Mère

Dairy Products

98 gold and silver medals awarded to Dairy Products out of the 327 that were tasted by our juries!

47 frozen creams, yoghurt and desserts were tasted and 15 samples were awarded Gold and Silver medals.
A trophy awarded to the best Dairy Product!
A special trophy has been awarded to the best Dairy Product of the competition, all countries combined.It has been awarded to the GAEC de la Bottinière Ferme Simon, in the raw cream category. 

Facts and figures
Under the honorary presidency of François Robin, Un des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France 2011, a total of:
1294 samples were tasted: 920 cheeses, 374 produits dairy products (milks, butters, creams, yoghurts, milk-based desserts and ice creams) competed in almost 300 categories, an increase of more than 20%.
390 samples were awarded medals
302 products came from other countries, primarily Spain and Italy.
16 countries were represented at the competition.