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[[Image:Fromages de Brown's, Kenya - 1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Cheddar, blue cheese and goat gouda from Brown's.]]
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Many companies make '''cheese in Kenya''', including Brown's since the 1970s<ref>[https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/53q4a8/these-artisanal-cheese-producers-are-making-a-difference-in-kenya These Artisanal Cheese Producers Are Making a Difference in Kenya], vice.com, April 2, 2016.</ref> and Raka since 2001<ref>[https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/entrepreneur-grows-her-hobby-into-a-successful-cheese-making-business/ Entrepreneur grows her hobby into a successful cheese making business], howwemadeitinafrica.com, August 23, 2013.</ref>. Cheese consumption has been increasing during the last years within the Kenyan middle-class<ref>[http://www.africanews.com/2016/09/04/kenyans-are-gradually-loving-cheese/ Kenyans are gradually loving cheese], africanews.com, September 4, 2016.</ref>.
Several companies make '''cheese in Kenya'''. Though cheese is not a traditional Kenyan food, the market is expanding.<ref name="brisk">{{cite web |title=Brisk business for cheese makers in Kenya as consumption grows |url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/Brisk-business-for-cheese-makers-in-Kenya/539550-3186406-12y8q7i/index.html |website=Business Daily |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=2 May 2016}}</ref> Cheese consumption has been increasing within the Kenyan middle-class.<ref>[http://www.africanews.com/2016/09/04/kenyans-are-gradually-loving-cheese/ Kenyans are gradually loving cheese], africanews.com, September 4, 2016.</ref>


{{As of |2016}} the five largest manufacturers of cheese in Kenya were Browns, active since the 1970s<ref name="artisanal">[https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/53q4a8/these-artisanal-cheese-producers-are-making-a-difference-in-kenya These Artisanal Cheese Producers Are Making a Difference in Kenya], vice.com, April 2, 2016.</ref> with 22% of the market; Raka, established 2001<ref>[https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/entrepreneur-grows-her-hobby-into-a-successful-cheese-making-business/ Entrepreneur grows her hobby into a successful cheese making business], howwemadeitinafrica.com, August 23, 2013.</ref> with 19%; Dama Dairy established 1994, Happy Cow Kenya, Eldoville Dairies and New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (New KCC).<ref name=brisk /><ref name="artisanal" />
Brown's and Raka produce similar types of cheese: [[cheddar]], [[gouda]], [[blue cheese]], [[feta]], [[mascarpone]], [[ricotta]], [[mozzarella]], [[brie]]...
Cheese produced in Kenya includes [[cheddar cheese|Cheddar]], [[gouda cheese|Gouda]], [[blue cheese]], [[feta]], [[mascarpone]], [[ricotta]], [[mozzarella]] and [[brie]].<ref name=artisanal />


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A mixture of cheeses on a wooden cutting board, comprising blue, cheddar and goat gouda, with a loaf of bread
Cheddar, blue cheese and goat gouda from Brown's

Several companies make cheese in Kenya. Though cheese is not a traditional Kenyan food, the market is expanding.[1] Cheese consumption has been increasing within the Kenyan middle-class.[2]

As of 2016 the five largest manufacturers of cheese in Kenya were Browns, active since the 1970s[3] with 22% of the market; Raka, established 2001[4] with 19%; Dama Dairy established 1994, Happy Cow Kenya, Eldoville Dairies and New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (New KCC).[1][3]

Cheese produced in Kenya includes Cheddar, Gouda, blue cheese, feta, mascarpone, ricotta, mozzarella and brie.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Brisk business for cheese makers in Kenya as consumption grows". Business Daily. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ Kenyans are gradually loving cheese, africanews.com, September 4, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c These Artisanal Cheese Producers Are Making a Difference in Kenya, vice.com, April 2, 2016.
  4. ^ Entrepreneur grows her hobby into a successful cheese making business, howwemadeitinafrica.com, August 23, 2013.