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These processes are now managed with a level of accuracy that manual methods simply could not replicate reliably. By taking on the most repetitive and technically demanding tasks, the cutting-edge technology frees the Meister Cheese team to focus on the craft and judgement that makes all the difference in cheesemaking.

While these machines take away some of the repetitive tasks, cheesemaking is a craft that is fundamentally about people. As a family-owned business now in its fourth generation, company culture is integral to the way Meister Cheese operates at every level.“ I am proud to be the third generation, and even more proud that the fourth generation is very active in the business,” Scott enthuses.“ My son and daughter are both fully engaged, and I now have young grandchildren, so we very much look forward to the fifth and sixth generations coming down the line in due

course.” The continuity of family ownership has shaped a culture of care and long-term thinking that runs through everything Meister Cheese does.

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Reaching 110 years in business is an extraordinary achievement by any measure, and Meister Cheese’ s longevity can be attributed in large part to its willingness to adapt and improve across the generations. A telling example is its approach to

sustainability, something the company has been practicing since long before it became an industry talking point. Scott’ s father began whey processing back in 1981, at a time when whey was typically fed back to animals or simply spread on land rather than being processed or recycled. By establishing its own whey processing division that same year, Meister Cheese was well ahead of industry

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