AWARDS
OUR COOPERATIVE’S
AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTS
Foremost Farms consistently wins awards for our products at the state, national and international levels. We immerse our employees in sensory training to maintain our reputation for our highly regarded quality products, and our award performance is indicative of the work being done to meet and exceed customer and industry standards.
Illinois State Fair
2023
Blue Ribbon Muenster – Appleton, WI
Top 5 Overall “Best of Show”
& Blue Ribbon Provolone, 100 (perfect score) – Appleton, WI
Blue Ribbon Mozzarella, Whole Milk – Appleton, WI
Blue Ribbon Provolone, Smoked – Appleton, WI
Blue Ribbon Provolone, Reduced-fat – Appleton, WI
Blue Ribbon Provolone – Clayton, WI
Blue Ribbon Provolone, Smoked – Clayton, WI
Blue Ribbon Provolone, Reduced-fat – Clayton, WI
Blue Ribbon Mozzarella, Whole Milk – Richland Center, WI
Blue Ribbon Mozzarella, LMPS – Richland Center, WI
Blue Ribbon Cheddar, Medium – Marshfield, WI
Blue Ribbon Cheddar, Mild White – Marshfield, WI
Top 5 Overall “Best of Show”
& Blue Ribbon Cheddar, Sharp – Marshfield, WI
Red Ribbon Cheddar, Mild Colored – Marshfield, WI
2022
Blue Ribbon Cheddar, Aged – Marshfield, WI
Blue Ribbon Cheddar, Medium – Marshfield, WI
Blue Ribbon Cheddar, Mild – Marshfield, WI
Blue Ribbon Mozzarella, Whole Milk – Richland Center, WI
Blue Ribbon Provolone, 98.5 – Clayton, WI
Los Angeles International Dairy Competition
2026
Gold 90 Points Butter, Unsalted – Reedsburg, WI
Silver Butter, Unsalted – Reedsburg, WI
Silver Butter, Salted Butter – Reedsburg, WI
Silver Smoked Provolone – Appleton, WI
Silver Mozzarella – Appleton, WI
Silver Mild Provolone – Appleton, WI
Silver Mozzarella, Part Skim – Appleton, WI
Bronze Butter – Reedsburg, WI
Bronze Aged Provolone – Appleton, WI
Bronze Mozzarella, Part Skim – Appleton, WI
Bronze Muenster – Appleton, WI
Bronze Aged Cheddar – Marshfield, WI
Bronze Mild Cheddar – Marshfield, WI
2025
Best Of Class, Gold Butter, Unsalted – Reedsburg, WI
Gold Mozzarella – Richland Center, WI
Silver Provolone, Smoked – Appleton, WI
Silver Provolone, Reduced Fat, Smoked – Clayton, WI
Silver Mild Cheddar – Marshfield, WI
Silver Butter, Salted – Reedsburg, WI
Silver Sharp Cheddar – Lancaster, WI
Silver Mozzarella, LMPS – Richland Center, WI
Bronze Mozzarella, Part Skim – Appleton, WI
Bronze Provolone, Non-Smoked – Clayton, WI
Bronze Provolone, Smoked – Clayton, WI
Bronze Provolone, Reduced Fat – Clayton, WI
Bronze Aged Cheddar – Marshfield, WI
Bronze Mild Cheddar – Lancaster, WI
Bronze Aged Cheddar – Lancaster, WI
2024
Best Of Class, Gold Provolone – Appleton, WI
Best of Class, Gold Queso Asadero – Richland Center, WI
Gold Medium Cheddar – Marshfield, WI
Gold Sharp Cheddar – Marshfield, WI
Silver NCMZ, Reduced Fat Cheese – Richland Center, WI
Silver Mozzarella, Whole Milk – Richland Center, WI
Silver Mozzarella, Low Moisture, Whole Milk – Appleton, WI
Silver Mozzarella, Low Moisture, Part Skim – Appleton, WI
Bronze Aged Cheddar – Marshfield, WI
Bronze Provolone, Reduced Fat – Clayton, WI
Bronze Provolone – Clayton, WI
Bronze LMPS, Mozzarella, Part Skim – Richland Center, WI
2023
Gold Mozzarella – Appleton, WI
Gold Mozzarella, Part-skim – Appleton, WI
Gold Provolone, Smoked – Appleton, WI
Gold Reduced Fat – Appleton, WI
Gold Provolone, Smoked – Clayton, WI
Gold Mozzarella – Richland Center, WI
Gold Mozzarella, Reduced Fat – Richland Center, WI
Gold Cheddar, Medium, 3-6 months – Marshfield, WI
Silver Provolone, Reduced Fat – Clayton, WI
Silver Mozzarella, Part-skim – Richland Center, WI
Silver Cheddar Sharp, 6 months – 1 year – Lancaster, WI
Silver Cheddar Medium, 3-6 months – Lancaster, WI
Bronze Muenster – Appleton, WI
Bronze Provolone, Mild – Appleton, WI
Bronze Provolone, Aged – Clayton, WI
Bronze Provolone, Mild – Clayton, WI
Bronze Cheddar Aged, 1-2 years – Lancaster, WI
Bronze Cheddar Mild, 0-3 months – Lancaster, WI
Bronze Cheddar Aged, 1-2 years – Marshfield, WI
Bronze Cheddar Sharp, 6 months – 1 year – Marshfield, WI
Bronze Monterey Jack – Marshfield, WI
Minnesota State Fair Butter and Cheese Contest
2023
3rd Place LMPS Mozzarella, 99.3 – Appleton, WI
National Milk Producers Federation
2025
1st Place Smoked Provolone, Reduced Fat – Clayton, WI
1st Place Medium Cheddar – Marshfield, WI
2nd Place Provolone, Reduced Fat – Clayton, WI
3rd Place Smoked Provolone, Reduced Fat – Clayton, WI
3rd Place Mild Cheddar – Marshfield, WI
2024
Best Italian Provolone, Non-Smoked Lipase 4″ RND (Vat #13) – Clayton, WI
1st Place LMPS 3 Mozzarella – Richland Center, WI
1st Place Provolone, Non-Smoked Lipase 4″ RND (Vat #13) – Richland Center, WI
1st Place Provolone, Smoked Reduced Fat Lipase 4″ RND (Vat #29) – Clayton, WI
2nd Place LMPS Mozzarella (Vat #10) – Richland Center, WI
2nd Place Provolone, Smoked Lipase 4″ RND (Vat #16) – Clayton, WI
2nd Place Mozzarella, Reduced Fat (Vat #16) – Richland Center, WI
2nd Place Butter, Salted – Reedsburg, WI
2nd Place Butter, Unsalted – Reedsburg, WI
3rd Place LMPS 2 Mozzarella – Appleton, WI
3rd Place Provolone, Non-Smoked Lipase 4″ RND (Vat #11) – Clayton, WI
3rd Place Mozzarella, Reduced Fat (Vat #22) – Richland Center, WI
2023
1st Place Provolone, Smoked Reduced Fat Lipase 4″ RND (Vat #2) – Clayton, WI
1st Place LMPS 2 Mozzarella – Richland Center, WI
1st Place Provolone, Non-Smoked Lipase 4″ RND (Vat #7) – Clayton, WI
2nd Place Provolone, Smoked Reduced Fat Lipase 4″ RND (Vat #3) – Clayton, WI
2nd Place LMPS 5 Mozzarella – Richland Center, WI
2nd Place Provolone, Smoked Lipase 4″ RND (Vat #6) – Clayton, WI
3rd Place NCMZ 2 – Richland Center, WI
3rd Place LMPS 6 Mozzarella – Richland Center, WI
3rd Place Provolone – Appleton, WI
3rd Place Muenster – Appleton, WI
2022
Best Italian LMPS Mozzarella 9/29/22 V30 – Richland Center, WI
1st Place Mild Cheddar B – Marshfield, WI
1st Place Monterey Jack – Marshfield, WI
1st Place LMPS Mozzarella 9/29/22 V30 – Richland Center, WI
2nd Place Mozzarella, Whole Milk – Appleton, WI
2nd Place Muenster – Appleton, WI
2nd Place Provolone, Smoked Reduced Fat – Appleton, WI
2nd Place Provolone, Smoked LPS 4″ Round – Clayton, WI
3rd Place Provolone, Smoked Reduced Fat – Appleton, WI
3rd Place Provolone, Non-smoked LPS 4″ Round – Clayton, WI
3rd Place LMWM Mozzarella 9/28/22 V2 – Richland Center, WI
United States Championship Cheese Contest
2025
Best in Class Butter, Salted – Reedsburg, WI
2023
Second Place Cheddar, Sharp – Lancaster, WI
Second Place Provolone, Smoked – Appleton, WI
Wisconsin Dairy Products Association
2022
First Place Butter, Salted – Reedsburg, WI
First Place Provolone, Smoked – Clayton, WI
Second Place Butter, Unsalted – Reedsburg, WI
Second Place Provolone, Non-smoked – Clayton, WI
Third Place Cheddar, Mild/Medium – Marshfield, WI
Third Place Provolone, Smoked – Appleton, WI
Third Place Provolone, Non-smoked – Appleton, WI
Wisconsin State Fair
2026
First Place Provolone, Smoked – Appleton, WI
First Place Butter, Salted – Reedsburg, WI
Third Place Muenster, Brick – Appleton, WI
2025
Second Place Mild Cheddar – Marshfield, WI
Third Place Provolone – Appleton, WI
2024
First Place Cheddar, Aged – Marshfield, WI
Second Place Provolone – Clayton, WI
Third Place Butter, Unsalted – Reedsburg, WI
World Champion Cheese Contest
2026
3rd Place Mozzarella, Low Moisture Whole Milk – Appleton, WI
2024
Best of Class Medium Cheddar – Marshfield, WI
World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest
2025
First Place Provolone, Smoked – Clayton, WI
First Place Butter, Salted – Reedsburg, WI
Second Place Mozzarella, Low-Moisture, Part Skim – Richland Center, WI
Third Place Cheddar, Aged (2 or more years) – Lancaster, WI
Third Place Butter, Salted – Reedsburg, WI
2024
First Place Mozzarella, Low-Moisture, Part Skim – Appleton, WI
First Place Provolone, Smoked – Clayton, WI
First Place Cheddar (30-179 days) – Marshfield, WI
Second Place Cheddar, Aged (2 or more years) – Marshfield, WI
Second Place Mozzarella, Low-Moisture, Whole Milk – Richland Center, WI
Third Place Mozzarella, Low-Moisture, Part Skim – Appleton, WI
Third Place Provolone, Non-smoked – Clayton, WI
Third Place Asadero – Richland Center, WI
Third Place Butter, Salted – Reedsburg, WI
2023
1st Place Cheddar, Aged – Marshfield, WI
1st Place Provolone, Smoked – Clayton, WI
1st Place Provolone, Reduced Fat, Non-smoked – Appleton, WI
2nd Place Mozzarella, Reduced Fat, Low Moisture Part Skim – Appleton, WI
2nd Place Provolone, Smoked – Clayton, WI
3rd Place Mozzarella, Reduced Fat – Richland Center, WI
3rd Place Butter, Salted – Reedsburg, WI