Cape Town, 24 April 2026 – LANCEWOOD, a premium South African dairy producer and the market leader in soft cheese, delivered a standout performance at the annual South African Dairy Awards held last evening at Nederburg, securing a Qualitè Award and seven SA Champion honours.
The South African Dairy Awards is Africa’s largest, most prestigious and oldest dairy competition, having been presented by Agri-Expo since 1834. The awards, which attracted 1227 product entries from 81 producers, are judged by industry experts to reward excellence in dairy across multiple categories.
Class winners are awarded the title of SA Champion. Products of exceptional quality that achieve a minimum international score earn the prestigious Qualité Mark of Excellence – the dairy industry’s top accolade.
At last night’s awards show, LANCEWOOD was honoured with the following accolades:
- Qualitè Award: LANCEWOOD Lactose Free Yellow Cheddar
- SA Champion Mild Cheddar Maximum age: 4 months: LANCEWOOD Lactose Free Yellow Cheddar
- SA Champion in Fat Free Yoghurt Plain: LANCEWOOD Greek Delight Fat Free Yoghurt
- SA Champion in Full Fat Cream Cheese with condiments: LANCEWOOD Full Fat Cream Cheese Plain with Sweet Chilli Sachet
- SA Champion in Full Fat Cream Cheese without condiments: LANCEWOOD Full Fat Cream Cheese Plain
- SA Champion in Full Cream Chunky Cottage Cheese without condiments: LANCEWOOD Full Cream Chunky Cottage Cheese Plain
- SA Champion in Cultured / Sour Cream: LANCEWOOD Cultured Cream
- SA Champion Rindless Gouda – Maximum age: 2 months: LANCEWOOD Yellow Gouda
The 2026 results reinforce LANCEWOOD’s unwavering commitment to quality and consistency, building on last year’s strong showing where the brand received one Qualitè Award and SA Champion titles in four additional categories.
“We are extremely proud of our standout performance at the South African Dairy Awards 2026. Recognition across multiple categories underscores the strength of the LANCEWOOD product portfolio,” said Jeanne-Mare Africa, LANCEWOOD Marketing and Innovation Executive. “Our track record of being South Africa’s most awarded Soft Cheese brand and excelling at the annual awards, reflects our team’s unwavering commitment to quality over the past 30 years. We are particularly thrilled that our Fat Free Greek Delight Plain Yoghurt , a brand new product, was named an SA Champion.”
LANCEWOOD’s strong showing at the SA Dairy Awards highlights its position as one of South Africa’s leading dairy producers, consistently delivering award-winning quality across a wide range of products.
As South Africa’s No.1 soft cheese brand*, LANCEWOOD continues to lead with innovation.
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*Source: Processed by Data Orbis Pty (LTD), Total Defined Retailers, value 12MM Feb 26.
