Bayernland, a German co-operative processing traditional Emmental cheeses, has announced a record turnover for 2000 of 474 million Euros. This figure is almost 2.5% higher than the previous year’s turnover and is further evidence of Germany’s cheese boom, which has gathered pace in the last two years.
Bayernland produced 99,300 tonnes of natural cheese in 2000, plus a further 30,000 tonnes of sliced and soft cheeses, a 6.2% increase on the previous year. The south German co-operative is pushing hard to make a new name for itself this year in the innovations market with what it terms