A PLYMOUTH ice cream firm had the opposition ‘licked’ by winning a number of awards at the Devon County Show.

A PLYMOUTH ice cream firm had the opposition ‘licked’ by winning a number of awards at the Devon County Show.

Langage Farm have had one of their most prolific years when it comes to the Devon County Show awards.

No less than five first place certificates came their way and in some cases the company took first and second.

Paul Winterton, General Manager, and Craig Short, Production Manager, were delighted to discover their hard work had paid off when the show placed them first in the specialty soft cheese category with their Devon Gold low fat brand.
But it didn’t stop there.

Strawberry and Black Cherry yoghurts took the top two awards in the carton dessert section and both their cream and clotted cream came top as well.
“Our vanilla ice cream was yet another winner,” said Paul.
“And with the weather like it is, it’s selling like hot cakes!”

One more surprise was awaiting them when they entered the marquee, as the Plympton-based firm had been awarded overall Dairy Produce Champion.
“This is a fantastic award for another twelve months hard work,” added Paul.
“In a year which has seen difficult trading times, Langage Farm has searched for and is supplying new outlets, producing new lines and has even taken time to look at the lighter side of things and develop ‘Credit Crunch’ ice cream.
“Our cream is now being used by other companies in their products and we have achieved all of this by not cutting back on quality.”

The Devon County Show success came in the same week as Langage received ‘Grade A’ from the British Retail Consortium Global Standard Agency, the greatest accolade that can be achieved in food safety standards.