Immigrant Roots Inspire Top US Cheese Makers

The immigrant impact of U.S. cheesemaking isn’t just a part of the industry’s history. It was in full force on the victory podium at the United States Championship Cheese Contest on March 7. Top honors went to Ohio-based Guggisberg Cheese, which was founded in 1950 by a Swiss immigrant. Richard Guggisberg now runs the company and has perfected the cheeses once made by his father, Alfred, who came to the U.S. in 1947. The winning cheese was a small wheel of Baby Swiss, a style the...

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