Glarona Käsegenossenschaft

The Glarona Cheese Cooperative was founded by alpine dairy farmers in the canton of Glarus. This self-help organization became necessary following the collapse of the Toni dairy.

The purpose of the Glarona Cheese Cooperative is to purchase, store and care for the Glarus alp cheese of its members and to supply it to the market in measured quantities. Other services provided by the Glarona Cheese Cooperative for its members include the procurement of alpine crops and consumables, advice for alpine farmers, guaranteed purchase of alpine cheese and regulated purchase prices.

The cheeses can be taken to the central warehouse in Glarus after just four weeks. There, the quality of the cheese is checked and assessed and bacteriological and content tests are carried out. Thanks to the early delivery, the various alps need smaller cheese warehouses and the further care work is carried out by the Glarona Cheese Cooperative. Thanks to their good shelf life, the cheeses can be stored for well over a year. With increasing age, the initially young and mild alpine cheese becomes a mature and tangy specialty.

By autumn, around 72 tons or approx. 11,000 wheels of Glarner Alpkäse are stored by the Glarona Cheese Cooperative. However, sales of the alp cheese can already begin at the end of July.