Both consumption and supply of these types of cheese has increased in recent years.
Adrian Alonso, director of operations for the Auto Mercado supermarket chain shares the vision of gourmet cheese producers, like Maritza Solano of Santa Cruz de Turrialba and Miguel Coronado Guard on the increased consumption of specialty cheese by Costa Ricans.
"Adrian Alonso, attributes it to new trends in consumption, such as with wines, where there is a desire to 'find the perfect marriage between food and wine'", reported Elfinancierocr.com