Artikaas

Employee size

2-10

Organization type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Garden City, NY

Founded

2015

For six generations, Artikaas has made Original Dutch Gouda using traditional methods and milk from Dutch cows, bringing the cheese’s pastoral character to eaters in Holland and beyond. Its range pairs aged and raw-milk Goudas with unexpected ideas, including sheep’s-milk Holy Sheep and Japanese seven-spice Togarashi Gouda. Artikaas’s cheeses have earned recognition at the World Cheese Awards, including Holy Sheep’s 2025 Super Gold.

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