Cheese Open 2026 Expands Dairy Product Categories

Participants can submit:

• yogurts;
• fermented dairy drinks;
• cottage cheese masses and glazed curds;
• dairy desserts;
• national products, including kurt, kumis, and shubat.

The evaluation will take place in a closed blind tasting format: jury members will not be informed of the manufacturers and brands. Participants will receive professional feedback on their samples following the assessment.

Organizers present Cheese Open as a platform for technological and organoleptic evaluation of finished dairy products. The expansion of categories aims to include not only cheesemakers but also producers of other types of dairy products from Kazakhstan and other countries.

Samples for the competition can be delivered to the organizers in person or sent through transportation companies or distributors. Simultaneously, the Cheese Open 2026 expert council is being formed, which plans to include representatives of the dairy industry and producers.