A real entre-paneer! Father of five gifted a £4.99 cheese kit makes it into a real business after building mini-factory in his back garden

A man who began making cheese just five years ago after receiving a cheese kit has launched his own business from his back garden.

Matthew Lloyd was gifted a £4.99 cheese-making kit by a family member, sparking a new hobby for the Shropshire local.

Now, half a decade later, he has expanded this interest into a burgeoning cheese empire, having built a fully-functioning cheese factory in his own back garden.

Clearing his local councils hygiene checks last month, Mr. Lloyds business The Rennett Works can finally begin production, with hopes that its products will be on supermarket shelves across the nation in the very near future.

Not only making the timeless classics, Mr. Lloyd has also developed a niche signature by experimenting with the adding of chocolate and other sweet treats into his cheeses.

Matthew Lloyd (pictured) has built his own cheese-making factory in his back garden in Shropshire

Specialising in experimental types of cheese, Mr. Lloyd is known for adding sweet treats to his companys products

Mr. Lloyd hopes that his cheese products will be on supermarket shelves across the country in the near future

Mr. Lloyds passion for cheese-making began five years ago when he was gifted a £4.99 chese kit from a family member

Speaking to the BBC, the entrepreneur spoke about his companies wide variety of products.

Ive got various awards for some of my smoked cheeses, my halloumi-style cheeses, but Im very much into the experimental side of it as well.

I really got into the science of it all... its kind of taken over my life slightly.

Dont just take Mr. Lloyds word for it. He has also gone on to win both gold and bronze medals at the International Cheese and Dairy awards in addition winning a grant from the Academy of Cheese to be formally trained in the art of cheese-making.

Commenting upon the total sea change that has been his cheese-making exploits, Mr. Lloyd stated that his day job was being a business consultant, and that cheese-making was something he saw as what he would come home to.

Not traditionally a cheese-making stronghold, Mr. Lloyd also emphasised his desire to put the county of Shropshire on the dairy product map.

It can be very lonely in terms of cheese-making, Mr. Lloyd remarked. 

Although, he did conclude by expressing his excitement for what the future has in store for the business, positing; Im really, really pleased at where I am and where its all going, really. Who knows what next years going to bring.