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We Are Owned By Kavli Trust

As we are owned by Kavli Trust, all our profits go to good causes. Our mission is to help improve the lives of people, their local communities, and society with each squeeze of our deliciously creamy cheese.

Primula is a cheese with a difference and as we are owned by Kavli Trust, we donate millions of pounds to projects that enhance people’s lives every year. As responsible as we are moreish, we find and fund projects that positively impact people’s lives in our community.

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How It Works

Kavli Trust fund causes local to Primula Headquarters that make a real difference to people’s lives. 

At Primula HQ, our KitC team (Kavli in the Community) find local causes that have helped or aided our employees or someone they know to support each year.

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Discover Some of the UK Projects you’ve Helped Support in 2023

Primula shares £37k with local charities in 2023

At Primula Cheese, our profits go beyond taste – they go to making a difference! As we are owned by Kavli Trust, a charitable foundation, we’re on a mission to give back. In December 2023, we proudly donated £37,350 to three local charities chosen by …

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Primula celebrate Dunston Hill’s Daily Mile Launch with Olympic Athletes Joel Fearon and Katie Stainton  

Primula Cheese is owned by Kavli Trust, a charitable foundation, and every year we donate millions of pounds to good causes. We find and fund projects that positively impact people’s lives in local communities.    Continue reading to learn how enjoying Primula Cheese helps to …

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Primula shares Christmas Spirit with six figure donation

We are thrilled to kick off the Christmas period surprising three local charities with £120,000! We’re wrapping up 2022 where sales of Primula Cheese contributed to supporting UK communities and good causes with over £3 million by Kavli Trust. The Primula team nominated three local …

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Primula team presenting cheque to Cedarwood Trust

Cedarwood Trust receives £171k funding from the owner of Primula Cheese

Primula is delighted to announce that Kavli Trust is supporting Cedarwood Trust with a £171,000 donation. The funding will be used to create an environmentally-friendly kitchen which will provide thousands of meals to vulnerable people in North Tyneside. Kavli Trust is a charitable foundation and …

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Programme on Health Research

This programme, run by the Kavli Trust, funds research on preventing and combating serious illness, alleviating humanitarian need, and supporting collaborative research projects that address evidence gaps in children and adolescents mental health….

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St Oswald’s Hospice

£30,000 was donated to St Oswald’s Hospice in Newcastle to build brand newplayground equipment for all the children receiving specialist care….

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Tiny Lives

We donated £41,000 to Tiny Lives Trust to help fund a new initiative that brought an innovative iPad system to the Special Care Baby Unit at the RVI Hospital in Newcastle….

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New Writing North

The Kavli Trust has donated to New Writing North, helping to nurture writers at all stages of their careers and support literacy initiatives in the North of England….

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4Louis

We helped 4Louis provide cuddle cots and memory boxes, as well as create more bereavement rooms with a £20,000 …

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Jack’s Journey

£20,000 was donated to Jack’s Journey to help purchase a brand newcaravan so they can support more families across the North East….

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St Bede’s Palliative Care Unit

We donated £25,000 to St Bede’s Palliative Care Unit to help fund a new therapy room and redesign their garden to support patients through care….

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Streetlight Schools

More than £200,000 was donated to Streetlight Schools, an innovative, low-cost primary school in South Africa, to help them teach more students….

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