A LOCAL cheesemaker is launching its latest product at the Dales Festival of Food and Drink in Leyburn this weekend.

The Wensleydale Creamery, at Hawes, is to launch its new recipe Real Yorkshire Wensleydale with pineapple at the festival, which runs tomorrow, Sunday and Monday.

The latest addition to the company’s brand is called Pineapple Twist.

The Wensleydale Creamery employs 198 people makes 3,300 tonnes of cheese a year and it recently spent £360,000 in new cheese blending, cutting and packing equipment.