Cabot, Vt. - A famous Vermont brand is breaking some of its ties to the Green Mountain State.
Cabot is launching a new label that does not have Vermont on it, replacing the Green Mountain State with a green barn. That is because Vermont has regulations saying that a product can only be labeled from Vermont if the majority of its ingredients are from the State.
"We represent about 1200 family dairy farms. Now, those farms are located all over the Northeast. Each of the New England States plus New York State," Cabot spokesperson Jed Davis said.
Davis says the company has slowly been making the change for years, taking the word Vermont off its dairy products. But in the last year, it started phasing out the image of the State all together.
Not everyone is alright with the change.
"I just think it's sad. The cheese has been here forever. It's been a part of Vermont," Cabot resident Tammy Christman said.
But Vermont tourism and marketing Deputy Commissioner, Steve Cook, says he does not see this as a negative for the State.
"It's actually a really nice success story of how they've grown as a Vermont company," Cook said.
