VIDEOS
Express Foods film from 1989, showing the production of Cheshire cheese at the old Malpas Creamery which Express acquired in 1987. Shortly after the film was made, production was transferred to a new site in Malpas. Also mentioned is the Express cheese cutting plant at Oswestry (which opened in 1988).
1910's? Reece's Liverpool Creamery (Courtesy Don Reid)
1987 Express Foods mission following the acquisition of Reece's of Malpas
1987 Express Foods mission following the acquisition of Reece's of Malpas
1989 Reece's Creamery (prior to moving to the new site)
1989 Reece's Creamery (prior to moving to the new site)
1988 Cheese market changes with Reece's and Dairy Produce Packers forming part of Express Dairy
1988 Cheshire cheese being sampled at Reece's Creamery, now part of Express.
1988 Reece's Cheshire cheese
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-Pasteurising milk
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-Starter being added to milk in the cheese vat
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-after ripening, rennet is added and when the correct consistency has been achieved. These knives then cut the curds into small pieces.
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-Once the correct acidity is reached, the curds and whey are transferred to coolers (draining tables)
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-checking that the curds are ready.
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-curds arranged to allow the whey to drain off
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-breaking up and salting
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-milling into small pieces
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-mould filling
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-each mould is weighed
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-30 cheeses at a time are loaded into presses for 1-2 days
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-whey is processed and sent away for whey butter and powder manufacture
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-cheese removed from the presses
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-sampled and smelt to ensure quality and consistency
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-sampled and smelt to ensure quality and consistency
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-knocking out the cheeses from the mould
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-trimming, wrapped in the packing room
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-heat sealing and boxing, followed by transfer to the cold store
1989 Reece's Creamery-Cheshire Cheese Production-after around 21 days, the cheese is removed from the cold store and sent to Oswestry Cheese Packing Plant
1989 Malpas Creamery five-a-side football team - Express Foods News (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1989 Reece's Creamery gears up for a move to a new £1.7m home
1989 Reece's creamery awarded BS 5750 accreditation
1990 Express Foods News, featuring Malpas
1990 - Express Foods News, featuring Malpas
1990 - Express Foods News, featuring Malpas
1990 Express Foods News, Issue 3
1990 Express Foods News, Issue 3
1990 Reece's Creamery effluent problems- Express Foods News, Issue 3
1990 Reece's Creamery took part in Bishop Heber High School's Industrial Awareness Fair, with Kim Dempsey manning the stand.
1990 Long Service Dinner at the Albrighton Hall, Shrewsbury for Ruyton staff
1990 Reece's wins prizes for Caephilly, Lancashire and coloured Cheshire cheeses. (June-July Express Foods News)
1991 Malpas (Corporate Video)
1992 Reece's Creamery, Malpas - From The Cheesse Company Brochure
1992 - Margaret Jones at Malpas, from The Cheesse Company Brochure
1994 September Working Group from Appleby, North Tawton, Lockerbie and Reeces's-The Cheese Company News (Courtesy Alan Mandle)
1994 September Working Group from Appleby, North Tawton, Lockerbie and Reeces's-The Cheese Company News (Courtesy Alan Mandle)
