The Stilton Cheese Makers Association said sales of the traditional creamy blue cheese had slumped 30 percent because of lockdown measures.
Stilton has a protected designation of origin status, meaning it can only be produced using traditional methods in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, central England.LONDON - Britain's only trademarked cheese -- Stilton -- is under threat because of the coronavirus outbreak and changing consumer tastes for foreign produce, manufacturers said.
Exports had stopped, farmers' markets were banned and the hospitality and events industry was shuttered, with a knock-on effect on dairies providing milk to make the strong-smelling delicacy.Stilton has a protected designation of origin status, meaning it can only be produced using traditional methods in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire, central England.
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