Emmi USA brings Swiss cheesemaking to American tables through artisan, cave-aged cheeses and traditional fondue made by the Emmi Group, Switzerland’s largest milk processor. Its cheeses draw on recipes and practices maintained for centuries, with milk supplied twice daily by nearby farms and selected wheels aged in the 22-million-year-old Kaltbach Cave near Lucerne. Emmi’s Le Gruyère and Kaltbach cheeses have earned repeated recognition at the World Cheese Awards.
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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
Rothenbühler CheesemakersRothenbühler Cheesemakers makes Swiss-style cheeses rooted in the Old-World flavors of Switzerland’s Emmental Valley, including its award-winning Founder 56 Emmentaler. Based in Middlefield, Ohio, the company also collects whey from its cheesemaking process for ingredient applications and operates a farm and cheese chalet. Its Founder 56 earned the 2023 gold medal for Best Swiss in America.MIDDLEFIELD, OHRothenbühler CheesemakersRothenbühler Cheesemakers draws on Swiss cheesemaking traditions rooted in the Emmental Valley to make award-winning Swiss cheeses in Middlefield, Ohio. Its Founder 56 Emmentaler won the 2023 gold medal for Best Swiss in America, while the company also collects whey from its cheesemaking process for use in nutrition products. The operation includes a farm and a cheese chalet serving as a destination for local shoppers and visitors.MIDDLEFIELD, OH
Calkins CreameryAt Highland Farm in Honesdale, Calkins Creamery turns milk from its own registered Holstein herd into small-batch artisan cheese, including raw-milk wheels aged in a former underground wine cave. The creamery is part of a sixth-generation family farm established in 1841, with cheesemaker and owner Emily Montgomery carrying the farm’s tradition into products such as its award-winning Noble Road Brie and distinctive Vampire Slayer. Its cheeses have earned recognition from the American Cheese Society, the Pennsylvania Farm Show, and the World Championship Cheese Contest.HONESDALE, PA