This is alist of notable cheesemakers.Cheesemakers are people or companies that makecheese, who have developed the knowledge and skills required to convertmilk into cheese. Cheesemaking involves controlling precisely the types and amounts of ingredients used and the parameters of the cheesemaking process, to make specific types and qualities of cheese. The milk may be from acow,goat,sheep orbuffalo, although worldwide cow's milk is most commonly used. Cheesemakers also need to be skilled in grading cheese to assess quality, assessing defects and suitability for release, andcheese ripening. The craft of making cheese dates back at least 5,000 years. Archaeological evidence exists ofEgyptian cheese being made in theancient Egyptian civilizations.

• Aarong Dairy - ABangladeshi social enterprise producing cheese and other dairy products.^[1]
• American Cheese Society –nonprofit organization that promotes the United States cheese industry and representsartisan cheesemakers^[2]
• Amul is an Indian dairy cooperative, based at Anand in the state ofGujarat, India.
• Arla Foods is a Danish dairy cooperative, based in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the 6th largest dairy producer globally and the largest in terms of organic milk volume. Formed in 2000, by a merger with Danish MD Foods and Swedish Arla, the company now is owned by more than 12.000 farmers in more than six countries. Most famous brands are Castello, Puck, Lurpak, Kaergaarden.

• Beecher's Handmade Cheese –artisan cheesemaker and retail shop based in thePike Place Market,Seattle, Washington, United States.
• Bega Cheese
• BelGioioso Cheese
• Bel Group
• Belle Chevre – artisangoat cheese maker in ruralAlabama. It was established in 1986 and is located inLimestone County, Alabama nearElkmont.
• Boar's Head Provision Company
• Bothwell Cheese – independently ownedCanadian cheesemaker, it produces over 30 varieties ofcheddar,mozzarella,smoked, traditional, and specialty cheeses.

• Cabot Creamery – Americandairy agriculturalmarketing cooperative, wholly owned by the Agri-Mark Cooperative.Wine Spectator magazine listed Cabot cloth-bound cheddar as one of "100 great cheeses" of the world in 2008.^[4]
• Capriole Goat Cheese –artisan goat cheese producer inGreenville, Indiana, United States.
• Caws Cenarth – cheese manufacturer inBoncath, Wales, established by Gwynfor andThelma Adams.^[5]
• Laura Chenel – cheesemaker who was America's first commercial producer ofgoat cheese, and helped to popularize goat cheese in America.
• Chèvréchard – French cheese manufacturer specializing in goat cheeses, located in the goat-cheese producing region ofPoitou-Charentes. It producesClochette^[6] and Aperichevre^[7] cheeses.
• Cooleeney Farmhouse Cheese – produces a number of cheeses from both cow's milk and goat's milk from their premises nearThurles inCounty Tipperary,Ireland.^[8]
• Edward Coon – 20th century US cheesemaker and entrepreneur
• Cowgirl Creamery – producer of artisanal cheeses located inPoint Reyes Station, California, it produces several varieties of cheese.
• Cypress Grove Chevre – located inArcata, California, they specialize in goat cheeses, includingHumboldt Fog.

• Darigold—farmer-owned co-op that produces cheese and other high quality dairy products that are available in the United States and several countries around the world.
• DCI Cheese Company
• Sheana Davis – maker of Delice de la Vallee and other fresh cheeses and owner of the Epicurean Connection.

• Glyde Farm Produce – established in 1996 at a family farm atMansfieldtown inCounty Louth, Ireland in 2000.,^[9] the company produces Bellingham Blue and Boyne Valley Blue cheeses.
• Gossner Foods – based inLogan,Utah, it is one of the largest cheese manufacturers in the United States.
• Groupe Bel – multinational cheese marketer centered inFrance.The Laughing Cow,Babybel, Kiri,Leerdammer,Boursin are its five core brands, and are distributed on five continents.

• Joseph Harding – responsible for the introduction of modern cheese making techniques and has been described as the "father ofCheddar cheese".^[10] He is credited with having invented the "definite formula" for the production of cheddar cheese.^[11]

• Jasper Hill Farm –artisan cheesemaker inGreensboro, Vermont.^[12]

• Kraft Foods – an American grocery manufacturing and processingconglomerate^[13] headquartered inChicago, Illinois, part of theKraft Heinz Company.^[14]

• Lactalis – multi-national dairy products corporation, owned by the Besnier family and based inLaval, Mayenne, France. It is the largest dairy products group in the world, and is the second largest food products group in France, behindDanone.
• Land O'Lakes – an American producer of butter and cheese products headquartered inArden Hills, Minnesota.[1]
• Andrew Linton – (November 28, 1893 – January 9, 1971) was aNew Zealand cheesemaker, farmer andNew Zealand Dairy Board administrator.
• Ulrika Eleonora Lindström – (1835–1892) was a Swedish cheesemaker, the inventor of theVästerbotten cheese.

• Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar –crossbench member of theHouse of Lords, a farmer and former specialistgoatscheesemaker inGreat Witley,Worcestershire.
• Maytag Dairy Farms producesMaytag Blue cheese fromhomogenized cow'smilk instead of the traditional sheep's milk.
• Noella Marcellino –AmericanBenedictinenun with adoctorate inmicrobiology, she concentrates on the positive effects ofdecay andputrefaction as well as the odors andflavors of cheese.^[15]
• Marin French Cheese Company – founded in 1865, it is a manufacturer ofartisan cheese located in rural westMarin County, California, and the oldest cheese manufacturer still in operation in the United States.^[16] It produces cheeses under the Rouge et Noir brand name.^[17]
• Catherine Mathieson – (December 11, 1818 – September 14, 1883) New Zealand cheese and butter maker and community leader.
• Murray's Cheese – artisan cheese inManhattan, owned byKroger

• Nature's Harmony Farm – farmstead artisanal cheese operation located in northeast Georgia.

• Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company – artisanal cheese company located inPoint Reyes Station inMarin County, California, with dairy farmland located in thePoint Reyes area. Their flagship cheese, theraw milk Point Reyes Original Blue was the onlyblue cheese produced in California when it was introduced.^[18][19]
• Polly-O – known for ricotta, mozzarella, and string cheeses

• Rogue Creamery – artisanal cheese operation located in Oregon, since 2003, winner of 30 international and over 50 national cheese-making awards.^[20]

• Lino Saputo –founder andchairman of theCanadian-based cheese manufacturerSaputo, Inc.
• Sargento – American food producer best known for its cheese, it was the first company to sell packaged shredded cheese, and the first to develop zippered packaging for its cheeses.^[21][22]
• Will Studd – Australian cheese specialist, Studd has been working with artisan and farmhouse cheeses for more than three decades
• Sweet Grass Dairy – artisan cheese producer located in Thomasville, Georgia.

• Tillamook County Creamery Association – dairycooperative headquartered inTillamook County, Oregon, best known for itscheddar cheese.^[23]
• Tingvollost, family farm inTingvoll Municipality in Norway, makes theKraftkar (World Champion inWorld Cheese Awards, 2016).^[24]

• Uplands Cheese Company – whose Pleasant Ridge Reserve was chosen bySimon Majumdar as one of the 10 best foods in the U.S.^[25]

• Valio – Finnish manufacturer of dairy products including cheese, powdered ingredients, butter, yogurt and milk.
• Valley Shepherd Creamery – artisan cheese making farm inLong Valley, New Jersey, thecreamery produces 20 varieties of cheese, including Dutch farmstead, Alpine cheese, a Basque shepherd cheese similar toIdiazábal cheese,farmer cheese,ricotta, and ablue cheese.
• Ignazio Vella – American businessman and cheese maker, his father owned Vella Cheese Company, Inc. in California and the Rogue Creamery in Oregon, which he turned over to his children.^[26][27] He took control of both companies and served as their general manager andchief executive officer. He sold Rogue Creamery in 2002.
• Vermont Creamery (formerly Vermont Butter and Cheese Company) –Websterville,Vermont.
• Von Mühlenen of Switzerland

• Markey Wallace – (1893–1984) notable New Zealand cheesemaker, farmer, community leader and local politician. He was born in Waiho,West Coast,New Zealand, in 1893.^[28]
• Washington State University Creamery – inPullman, Washington produces cheeses includingCougar Gold, a sharp whiteCheddar cheese that is packaged intin cans.^[29]
• Warrnambool Cheese and Butter –Australian producer of cheese, butter, cream and dairy ingredients, it is based in Victoria and is the oldest dairy processor in Australia, having been established in 1888.^[30][31]
• Whitestone Cheese - New Zealand South Island, established in 1987
• Winchester Cheese Company – was anartisan cheese producer in the town ofWinchester, California, inRiverside County,Southern California.^[32] and Gouda cheeses of various ages.^[33]
• Wyke Farms – a cheese producer located inSomerset, United Kingdom.

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