Founded in 1979, BelGioioso Cheese, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned producer of specialty Italian cheeses based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The company says its cheesemaking tradition draws on recipes passed down through generations, and it makes cheese from fresh milk collected from nearby farms.
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Miceli Dairy Products CompanySince 1923, Miceli Dairy Products Company has made Italian cheeses in Cleveland, beginning with 15-year-old John Miceli selling ricotta and mozzarella from a Model-T pickup truck. Today the family-owned business remains guided by Miceli children and grandchildren, carrying generations-old recipes into a nationally recognized cheese company.CLEVELAND, OH
Pecoraro Cheese, IncPecoraro Cheese brings five generations of Campanian cheesemaking to Williamsburg, where the family has handcrafted Italian cheeses since 1976. Still family-owned and operated, the Brooklyn producer combines traditional hand-pulling methods with Italian machinery and makes its cheese to order for freshness. Fifth-generation cheesemaker Tito Pecoraro also oversees buffalo-milk sourcing from the Naples area, including the company’s mozzarella di bufala.BROOKLYN, NY
Guggisberg Cheese, IncFounded in Ohio’s Amish Country in 1950 by Swiss immigrant Alfred Guggisberg, Guggisberg Cheese makes Swiss cheese and is best known as the creator of Original Baby Swiss. Alfred developed the milder, creamier style after experimenting with local milk, and his son Richard now leads the company. The cheese maker has grown into one of the largest Swiss cheese manufacturers in the United States, with national and international recognition including U.S. Grand Champion honors in 2015 and 2019.MILLERSBURG, OH
Lamagna CheeseFamily cheesemaking is Lamagna Cheese’s defining tradition: Giovanni Lamagna brought his Italian recipes to America in 1928, and successive generations have carried them forward. The company is known for fresh, all-natural ricotta made daily with traditional methods, while also serving foodservice customers with larger-format cheese products.VERONA, PA