Food Industry in the USA

In the frame work of the project “DISCOVER USA” Window on America center Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) was   visited by 2 student groups from the National University for Culture and Arts.

The 1st and 2nd year students major in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Today they listened to the first lecture from the series of lectures on the Food Industry in the USA.

The lecture introduced the students to the most important facts about cheese producing in the USA.

 The American cheeses were compared to the European products. The information was illustrated by relevant videos demonstrated on the big screen.

The highlight of the lecture was the information about the World Cheese Contest held in Wisconsin earlier this year.

The World Championship Cheese Contest is the largest international cheese and butter competition in the world.

It is held every two years in Madison and sponsored by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.

 Wisconsin is America’s Dairyland.

The state reaffirmed its national leadership by taking top honors at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest for the show's best cheese and 115 awards in all, more than any other state.

The number of visitors – 54 persons.

 

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