Specialist Cheesemakers Association

About Us

Our Story & Values

The SCA Vision 

The SCA’s vision is to see a world-leading artisan and speciality cheese sector in the UK, with a diverse community of sustainable, profitable businesses making and selling safe and interesting cheeses

The SCA’s Mission

The SCA is an alliance to encourage excellence in cheesemaking. We do this by: 

  • promoting best practice, as food safety is of utmost importance to the industry

  • sharing technical information in order to help members solve problems quickly and efficiently, and to innovate and improve 

  • acting as the voice of industry to government in order to ensure members’ needs are heard by policymakers 

  • providing opportunities for networking and community building, to build a sense of camaraderie. 

The SCA’s Values
  • We aspire to excellence

  • We treat all members of the community with respect 

  • We behave with integrity in everything we do, including the quality and safety of products that we place on the market 

  • We offer mutual support and offer to help one another

The Specialist Cheesemakers Association was established in 1989 and its patron is His Majesty King Charles III