Jamie Oliver Asks Fans For "Cheese Robbery" Help

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has called for people to keep an eye out for "lorryloads of posh cheese" being sold "for cheap", after more than 22 tonnes of cheddar were stolen from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy.

Fraudsters posing as legitimate wholesalers for a major French retailer were sent the 950 clothbound cheeses, which are worth more than £300,000, before it was realised they were a fake firm.

In a post on Instagram, Oliver told his followers: "There has been a great cheese robbery. Some of the best cheddar cheese in the world has been stolen."

He described it as a "real shame", adding: "If anyone hears anything about posh cheese going for cheap, it's probably some wrong'uns. He continued: "I don't know what they are going to do with it, really.

"Are they going to unpeel it from the cloth, and cut it and grate it and get rid of it in the fast food industry, in the commercial industry? I don't know - it feels like a really weird thing to nick."

The hundreds of truckles of cheese were made up of three artisan cheddars - Hafod Welsh, Westcombe and Pitchfork - which are all award-winning and have a high monetary value.

Neal's Yard Dairy sells Hafod Welsh for £12.90 for a 300g piece, while Westcombe costs £7.15 for 250g and Pitchfork is priced at £11 for 250g."

Well, that's just not "Pukka".

"Did you buy a lot of cheese today?
Yes, I bought a Tunworth!"

Anyhoo be on the lookout people for some hooky cheese wheels.

I'm sure the public will make it a priority Jamie.

I enjoy a good cheese but I'm outside of the affected area and prefer bloc cheddar so I can't be implicated!

a reply to: andy06shake

People who do things like this really grate on me.

I make my own cheese, so I'm not really interested in no hot cheese.

a reply to: andy06shake

When I had my own pubs I always had a fridge full of various cheeses, maybe not quite as upmarket as this but not exactly bargain brands.

If this isn't heading for the continent then I think they'll find it hard to get rid of quickly.

a reply to: Station27

Those are beautiful cheeses!

Praise unto the Cheese!

originally posted by: GENERAL EYES
a reply to: Station27

Those are beautiful cheeses!

Praise unto the Cheese!

Thank you for saying so!

Cheese is da bomb! I eat cheese just about every day, it's so good.

a reply to: Freeborn

My guess is they will most likely be sold off the books to upmarket hotels/restaurants up and down the island.

Chefs/hoteliers/BnB owners are always looking for knockoffs or cheap high-quality food.

But you could be right, it will go somewhere, or more likely probably a few different places.

a reply to: Station27

Those look da'bomb Station27.

Myself, I'm quite partial to a spot of Wensleydale, with and without cranberries.

I also like the Blue stuff Stilton but the Mrs won't have it in the fridge.

a reply to: andy06shake

My guess is they will most likely be sold off the books to upmarket hotels/restaurants up and down the island.

The whole thing stinks.

a reply to: GENERAL EYES

I'm just crackers for cheese..🤠

originally posted by: Bluntone22
a reply to: GENERAL EYES

I'm just crackers for cheese..🤠

You sound mature.

originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: Station27

Those look da'bomb Station27.

Myself, I'm quite partial to a spot of Wensleydale, with and without cranberries.

I also like the Blue stuff Stilton but the Mrs won't have it in the fridge.

Thanks!

Sometimes, I like a good Gruyère myself.

Some people just don't have a good appreciation of cheese.

Me, I like everything about it - eating it and the making it part.

originally posted by: alldaylong
The whole thing stinks.

Yeah, I like limburger, too.

I think it's high time somebody stuck it to Big Cheese.

This thread is in danger of being unbearably CHEESY!

This has to be agents of Kim Wrong Un,on a global mission to restock the tubby chap's secret cheese bunker he has in deep catacombs.
Its just part of his war prep.

Yes, I bought a Tunworth!"

"Yes, I bought a truckleworth"
There, fixed it for you
Rainbows
Jane