Murray's Cheese
Cara Mcilwaine is a seasoned marketing professional with extensive experience in brand strategy, event management, and customer experience. Currently serving as Marketing Manager at Murray's Cheese, Cara oversees marketing initiatives and vendor relationships for nationwide retail operations. Previously, Cara held various roles at Murray's Cheese, including Assistant Manager of Events & Education, where responsibilities involved executing in-person and virtual education programs, and Corporate Gifting, which generated over $700K in ecommerce sales. At Pantone, as Sr Marketing Communications Manager, leadership in the Color of the Year 2020 initiative resulted in significant revenue growth and media impact. Additional experience includes PR and brand management roles at Wine Enthusiast and marketing coordination at Zoup! Fresh Soup Company and Beverage Media Group. Cara holds an M.A. in Education from the University of Michigan and has completed culinary and wine studies.
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Murray's Cheese
Founded in 1940 by Murray Greenberg, Murray’s is proud to be a Greenwich Village-based business and part of the neighborhood’s rich food history. It’s a pretty safe bet to say that we’re cheese obsessed: our goal is to find the most delicious cheese across the globe, and then feed it to you! Murray was a Jewish veteran of the Spanish Civil War who was rumored to be a Communist – but pay no mind, he was a smart capitalist who built a great reputation for the business. In the 70s, Murray sold the shop to his clerk Louis Tudda, an Italian immigrant from Calabria. In those days, it was a humble butter and eggs shop that had a lot of block cheeses and catered to the little Italian enclave that Bleecker Street was at the time. Rob Kaufelt bought the Murray’s in the early 90s and began traveling the globe, finding new cheeses that no one had ever heard of and bringing them back to the US. He and our lucky team travel regularly both in Europe and across the US in search of the new and great artisan cheeses being produced from California to Vermont and from Athens to Wales. And everywhere in between. The main thing that makes Murray’s special is our passion for cheese – we share that with our friends and customers, whether you’re visiting one of our shops in New York, stopping by a Murray’s kiosk at your local supermarket, trolling on our web site, taking a class with us, or working with our wholesale department for your restaurant.