Canarian cheeses won a total of 38 medals at the World Cheese Awards 2023, the most important international competition in this sector. In this 35th edition of the competition, the Archipelago won three super golds, two golds, 13 silvers and 20 bronzes. At the event, held in Trondheim (Norway), 4,502 cheeses from 43 countries competed.

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Sovereignty of the Government of the Canary Islands, Narvay Quintero, stressed that "the Canary Islands' triumph in this prestigious competition is a further demonstration of the quality of the Islands' production, which has won international awards, and is recognition of the work of our cheese makers".

The super gold medals went to the cured sheep's cheese from Guía, Quesería La Caldera (Gran Canaria), the cured pasteurised goat's milk cheese from Quesos Luisita (Gran Canaria), and the paprika-cured Maxorata from Grupo Ganaderos de Fuerteventura (Denominación de Origen Protegida Queso Majorero).

Gold medals were awarded to the pure semi-cured goat's milk cheese from Quesería El Guanche (Tenerife), and to the Finca de Uga cheese spread with paprika (Lanzarote).

The silver medals went to the smoked pure cured goat cheese from Quesería El Guanche (Tenerife); the semi-cured goat cheese with paprika, the natural cured goat cheese and the natural tender goat cheese from Quesería El Faro (Lanzarote); the cured goat cheese from Quesos El Caidero (Gran Canaria); the cured mixed goat and sheep cheese from Quesería Cortijo El Montañón (Gran Canaria); the cured goat and sheep blend from Quesería Cortijo El Montañón (Gran Canaria); the smoked Granja Las Cuevas from Félix Alberto Gil Rodríguez (La Palma); the cured pasteurised milk blend from Quesos El Zurrón (Gran Canaria), and the aged goat and sheep gofio cheese from Quesería Montesdeoca (Tenerife). In addition to these awards, the Grupo Ganaderos de Fuerteventura awarded its semi-cured gourmet Maxorata with PDO Majorero cheese, the smoked tender Tofio, the semi-cured Tofio with gofio, and the cured Tofio with paprika.