Specialist Cheesemakers Association
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Membership Benefits

Membership Benefits

The Specialist Cheesemakers Association (SCA) offers a range of membership categories, each providing tailored support, services and opportunities to engage with the UK, Irish and wider international artisan cheese sector.

Cheesemaker, Retailer and Wholesaler Members

Members in these categories benefit from comprehensive technical, regulatory and industry support, including:

  • Access to a wide range of technical documents, guidance notes and specialist articles.

  • A dedicated technical and legislative support service via the SCA Free Technical Query Service, providing support for emergency situations or novel queries.

  • Access to the SCA Assured Code of Practice and, crucially, participation in the SCA Primary Authority partnership.

  • A quarterly SCA newsletter, keeping members informed of key developments across the sector.

  • Invitations to SCA events, workshops and seminars.

  • The opportunity to place small advertisements in the quarterly SCA newsletter and on the SCA website.

  • Representation of the sector on trade and market access issues, with concerns raised and addressed through the Provision Trade Federation (PTF), which acts as the secretariat to the SCA and specialises in trade policy, market access and industry lobbying.

Supplier Members

Supplier members can raise their profile and engage directly with specialist cheesemakers by:

  • Placing small advertisements in the quarterly SCA newsletter and on the SCA website.

  • Sponsoring SCA events, helping to showcase their products and services to a highly targeted and relevant audience.

Associate Members

Associate members are kept informed and connected through:

  • The quarterly SCA newsletter.

  • Invitations to SCA events and seminars.

  • Access to member offers and updates relevant to the specialist cheese sector.

Environmental Health Officer (EHO) Members

EHO members benefit from professional collaboration and shared expertise, including:

  • Access to a substantial body of specialist technical knowledge and experience within the artisan cheese sector.

  • The opportunity to work with the SCA under the Primary Authority arrangement, helping to ensure that UK artisan cheesemakers continue to operate to the highest possible standards.