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Free delivery for orders over £50. Orders may arrive +/- 2 days from your preferred delivery date.
Before opening his first shop, partner and founder Iain Mellis had worked in the British cheese industry for almost 15 years. For some time he had felt that there was a lack of opportunity to buy high quality farmhouse cheese, both in the retail and wholesale sector.
After much investigation and consultation in the UK and Europe, Iain decided upon a retail philosophy. He wanted a traditional, old fashioned sense of service and style whilst using modern technology to maintain and enhance the unique characteristics of artisan cheese. One of the most important aspects of Iain’s thinking was flavour. Farmhouse cheese differs from mass-produced factory cheese because the milk comes from a single herd rather than several different sources. During the 90’s 4 Mellis venues were opened giving the family a few outlets in which to help promote farmhouse cheese to the masses.
The millennia marked a new era for the company, growing the domestic trade and export sector in the early 00’s, providing cheese to restaurants and delis around the country. The farmhouse market was growing, and with the help of celebrity TV chefs, customers were becoming more interested in where their food was coming from. From the early 00’s to 2013 a further three shops were introduced to the family’s portfolio, taking the total to six. In 2018, the Morningside store opened a small 20-cover wine bar, better known now as “The Cheese Lounge”, with the aim of serving cheese and wine in a simple, casual fashion to local customers.
Today, Mellis Cheese continues the same mission that is started with: to provide a quality product and premium service. Trading for over 30 years – working with new suppliers, expanding on product offerings, building new branches – Mellis Cheese is just at the beginning and we’re looking forward to seeing what is next in store.
