New culture concept for Continental cheese types in South America

Offering major advantages to cheese producers and consumers Chr. Hansen launches new freeze-dried cheese cultures in South and Central America.

The fast-growing Brazilian market will be the first to benefit from the new culture concept, freeze-dried RSF (FD-RSF), which builds on the success of Chr. Hansen's RSF culture range.

The new cultures meet the requirements of the cheese industry for fast acidification and increased protection against phage attacks.

They also offer benefits to the consumers in terms of great flavor and improved sliceability.

In addition the freeze-dried product is easy and convenient to handle and store which reduces complexity in the logistic system.

"The new cultures address the needs for faster acidification during the production process, allowing our customers to produce cheese with great taste in shorter time. The cultures also add value to our customers' brands by providing the finished cheese with a pleasant and nutty flavor," said Lucio Alberti Forti Antunes, dairy division manager, Chr. Hansen Brazil.