Leprino Foods will build a new $270 million mozzarella plant in Colorado. The plant and its 500 jobs are expected to produce a major economic uplift to northern Colorado — and help bring the state’s struggling dairy industry back to health. “This is going to be a hell of an economic boon for the state,” said Greg Yando, a regional … Read More
Say Thanks with Random Cheddar
Is there a better way to say thank you to someone, than with tasty Cabot cheddar cheese? We don’t think so, and Cabot Creamery agrees. That’s why you can now nominate anyone who is in need of a thank you for a “Random Act of Cheddar.” Cabot created Random Acts of Cheddar, as an initiative to share their cheddar and … Read More
Wisconsin Cheese Cupid For iPhone
Do you love cheese? Love wine? Want to know which ones go with which? There’s an iPhone app for that and it’s called Wisconsin Cheese Cupid. Get the app here. What cheese goes with your wine? What beer goes with your cheese? These questions can finally be answered with Wisconsin Cheese Cupid. With this handy dandy iPhone and iPod Touch … Read More
Dairy On Display In Utrecht
Hello from Utrecht, Netherlands where I’ll be attending the 2010 Dairy Solutions Symposium, sponsored by Alltech. Just got in this morning and after a short nap went for a walk. Right away I came to an outdoor market and was very pleased to see dairy products on display. For lunch I had a really good brie and vegetables sandwich. I … Read More
Top Jersey Milk Cheeses
Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2nd World Jersey Cheese Awards, an initiative of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau (WJCB)! In 2008 the World Jersey Cattle Bureau launched the world’s first produce awards dedicated to a single breed of livestock – The World Jersey Cheese Awards. The concept was simple: demonstrate the quality and diversity of cheeses made … Read More
DairiConcepts Purchases Hard Italian Cheese Business
DairiConcepts, a joint venture between Fonterra and the Dairy Farmers of America, has acquired the hard Italian cheese business of Swiss Valley Farms. The business, which had been owned by Swiss Valley affiliate Rochester Cheese, includes a facility in Dalbo, Minn. The business produces private label fresh grated hard Italian cheeses and private label dry hard grated Italian cheeses for … Read More
Eat Cheese, Stay Healthy
Here’s some good news for older adults – scientists in Finland have discovered that cheese can help preserve and enhance the immune system by acting as a carrier for probiotic bacteria. The research, published in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, reveals that daily consumption of probiotic cheese helps to tackle age-related changes in the immune system. “The increase in the … Read More
Academy of Grilled Cheese – Wisconsin Style!
Is there anything better than a hot and cheesy grilled cheese sandwich? How about new recipes for 30 grilled cheese sandwiches? Visit the new Grilled Cheese Academy website to try each of these delicious and satisfying grilled cheese recipes – all using Wisconsin Cheese! Source: Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
Six New Master Cheesemakers in Wis.
Congratulations to the newest Master Cheesemakers who have completed the Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker® program! This program is the nation’s only advanced training course of its kind for veteran cheesemakers. With the new graduates, Wisconsin now has 49 Masters actively working in the state, representing 30 companies and holding Masters’ certification for a combined total of 34 cheese varieties. In addition … Read More
Swiss Gruyere Named World Champion
An international panel of expert judges recently named a Swiss Gruyere cheese as the 2010 World Championship Cheese. The World Championship Cheese Contest is the largest international cheese and butter competition in the world, held biennial in Wisconsin. Cédric Vuille, cheesemaker at Fromagerie de La Brévine in La Brévine, Switzerland, took top honors out of 2,318 entries from 20 countries … Read More