Cypriot greed and the curse of Goddess Hail-Umi
We made a mint from our cheese of white gold until the Hell-Loonies and the Eyu had their say By Fahri Zihni Hail-Umi, the...
Halloumi
New book tells tale of the goat and the halloumaris
Set in the Cyprus of the 1950s, GOLDIE and the Power of Love is written in both English and Greek Cypriot. Alix Norman finds out...
New Zealand cheesemakers upset over halloumi PDO
New Zealand cheesemakers are upset over moves by the European Union to grant exclusive use of the term halloumi to the Cypriot producers, NewstalkZB reported...
Halloumi producers grill government over PDO ‘success’
In a bid to keep halloumi Cypriot we set ourselves specifications we cannot meet By Kyriacos Iacovides The registering of halloumi as PDO (protected designation...
Swedes lose right to register cheese ‘Grilloumi’
The general court of the EU said on Wednesday that the EU’s Intellectual Property Office should not have registered the name ‘Grilloumi’ by Swedish company...
Young farmers a major focus of €97m support plan
President Nicos Anastasiades and Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis unveiled a long-awaited €97 million support plan for the agricultural sector in Cyprus on Wednesday. The plan,...
Implementation of halloumi PDO postponed until October
Even though halloumi has now been registered as a protected designation of origin (PDO), regulations will not be implemented until October to ensure a smooth...
European Commission officially registers Cyprus’ halloumi PDO (Updated)
The European Commission on Monday officially registered halloumi as a protected designation of origin (PDO) so that only halloumi produced in Cyprus and according to...
What the hellim PDO means for Turkish Cypriots
Turkish Cypriots know only too well the fate of their hellim/halloumi. They fear it will join a long list of other products the government of...
Halloumi could disappear off Aussie shelves after farmers object to PDO
Halloumi cheese could soon become very hard to find in Australian supermarkets after it was declared a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product by the...
Mouflon milk could solve halloumi production issue, says entrepreneur
An innovative Cypriot entrepreneur believes he has come up with a solution that will solve the problems associated with the shortage of sheep and goat’s...
Halloumi has now joined the ‘world elite’ of food
Products registered as protected designation of origin (PDO) that now include halloumi are the elite of the world’s quality foodstuff, head of Cyprus farmers union EKA,...
Our View: ‘Historic day’ for halloumi could lead to problems down the road
The EU approval of the registration of halloumi as a protected designation of origin (PDO) on Monday has given our beleaguered government something to cheer...
Turkish Cypriots say more clarity needed on halloumi/hellim PDO
News of the registration by the EU of halloumi/hellim as a protected designation of origin (PDO) was met in the north with calls for more...
Halloumi PDO ‘an historic positive development’ (update 3)
President Nicos Anastasiades hailed the registration of halloumi cheese as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product as historic, which also sent a strong message...
Cheesemakers call off protests over halloumi PDO
Cheesemakers said Tuesday they have called off a protest over the registration of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). The decision followed a...
It’s official: halloumi is Cypriot (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades welcomed on Monday evening the registration of halloumi by the EU as a protected designation of origin (PDO), seven years after Cyprus...
President: halloumi protection has been a difficult struggle
President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday welcomed the positive developments within the EU over halloumi, noting that its registration as a protected designation of origin (PDO)...
Halloumi PDO decision moved to Monday, Kadis says
The EU’s decision on the protected designation of origin (PDO) status of halloumi is due on Monday, agriculture minister Costas Kadis tweeted on Friday, as...
Cheesemakers plan demo over halloumi PDO, TC producers want longer transition
Just as the EU is expected to vote on the registration of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product on Friday, cheesemakers announced...