Fraudsters wheel away huge haul of artisan cheddar worth an eye-popping $400,000
Thieves with a nose for fine cheddar cheese managed to steal nearly $400,000 worth of artisan cheese from a seller from London, England.
One of the most well-known cheese shops in the UK had an enormous quantity of cheddar cheese wheeled away by cheese bandits.
More than 950 wheels of clothbound Hafod, Westcombe, and Pitchfork cheddar were ordered by thieves "posing as a legitimate wholesale distributor for a major French retailer," according to a social media post by Neal's Yard Dairy.
The firm disclosed that the cheese was valued at approximately $390,000.
22 metric tons (48,488 pounds) of cheddar were purportedly provided by Neal's Yard Dairy before they discovered the wholesale distributor was fraudulent.
According to the dairy store, they paid for the theft that affected the smaller cheesemakers.
"Despite the significant financial blow, we have honoured our commitment to our small-scale suppliers and paid all three artisan cheesemakers in full," they said.
The dairy retailer said they are working with law enforcement and asked residents to be on the lookout for "clothbound Cheddars in a [22-pound] or [52-pound] format with the tags detached"