The cooperative has operated a plant in Ellsworth since 1910, but the facility’s cheesemaking operations began in the 1960s. In the 1980s, Ellsworth began expanding its cheese curd production beyond just local sales. The company now manufactures 180 SKUs in Ellsworth. (It also operates plants in Comstock, Wis., and New London, Wis.).

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Rumiano Cheese Co.’s plant produces award-winning organic and conventional cheeses, along with whey protein concentrate (WPC-80%), dried edible lactose and European-style butter.

This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine. To view more Behind the Scenes galleries go to our archives page!

Of the 33+ pounds of cheese we eat in a year, 10.8 pounds are Mozzarella and 9.6 pounds are Cheddar.

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We highlighted six new cheese products that tap into convenience and easy snacking trends.

Consumers want easy snacking options and are looking for ways to get more protein into their diets. This gives cheese companies the perfect opportunity to create innovations that cater to this need.

To continue with our goal of highlighting new products for National Dairy Month, we’ve gathered some new cheese products that focus on snacking and convenience.

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Swiss Valley Farms is a farmer-owned cooperative that has been producing quality dairy products, including Blue cheese, Swiss cheese, cream cheese and whey powders.

This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine. To view more Behind the Scenes galleries go to our archives page!