Our Story
Award winning Australian cheese.
Matured to perfection and full of flavour,
Unicorn Cheese is a luxury, award winning cheese that everyone can enjoy. We’re passionate about providing Australians with the best quality cheeses and dips, perfect for a charcuterie board, paired with wine or simply a delicious snack.
Rugged coastlines, small country towns, and stunning national parks - learn why we made the Shoalhaven region our home.
The History of Unicorn Cheese
In 1977 Frenchman Gilbert Pesenti established a small cheese factory (Piam Pty. Ltd.) on the Brancourts site in Yagoona, NSW. Gilbert commenced manufacturing and selling Camembert and Brie cheeses under the Unicorn Cheese brand name.
1980 saw the movement of this flourishing business to the current site in the Flinders Estate, Nowra. Nowra is a town located on the Shoalhaven River and nestled on the beautiful Shoalhaven coast. During the 1980′s Piam Pty Ltd won the NSW Small Business Awards three times, 1987, 1988 and again in 1989.
1990 brought a change of ownership, when Mr. Pesenti sold Piam Pty Ltd to Snow Brand Milk Products Co. Ltd, a multi national company.
Snow Brand Milk Products Co. decided in 1999 to merge all its Australian companies into one, and so Snow Brand Australia Pty Ltd was born. Piam Pty Ltd then became known as the Cheese Division of Snow Brand Australia Pty Ltd.
Snow Brand Australia continues to show its commitment to reducing the environmental impacts of our retailer/trade and consumer packaging.
As part of a multi-year program, currently the vast majority of Snow Brand/Unicorn Cheese Australia's packaging is recyclable. Cardboard has been removed from the main product packaging and cardboard used for all branding and logistical assets has been reduced and improved with environmentally conscious goals in mind. To learn more about our environmental efforts feel free to read our current action plan which outlines our strategy to achieve the highest performance level – Level 5 (Beyond Best Practice) for the core criteria.
Snow Brand Australia NSW Coast Region Milk Supply Agreement
This New South Wales South Coast Region Milk Supply Agreement is for the supply period commencing on or after 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024, at the election of the farmer and applies to farmers with a dairy farm located in the following milk pick up regions who will supply us on either an exclusive or non-exclusive basis and otherwise meet the Statement of Circumstances.
Award Winning Cheeses
Over the years we have won many awards under the Unicorn Cheese brand name - including numerous Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at the Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy Produce Show, the Royal Melbourne Show, the Royal Queensland Show and the DIAA Dairy Products Awards. Unicorn Cheese has also been a three time finalist at the prestigious Grand Dairy Awards. We are justifiably very proud of our achievements.