Von Mühlenen

Von Mühlenen is a Swiss cheese brand from Düdingen (canton of Fribourg).

It has over fifteen dairies making various cheeses sold under the Von Mühlenen brand.^[1]

It has won the main prize in World Cheese Awards several times: In 1992 and 2005 for Le Gruyère Premier Cru, in 2002 and 2015 for Le Gruyère AOC Reserve.

History

1864: Established by Andreas von Mühlenen (1845–) in Bern
1910: Continued by his son Ernst von Mühlenen (–1934), also joined by his brother Eugen von Mühlenen.
1934: Continued by his son Walo von Mühlenen (–1972)
c. 1970: Moved to Fribourg
1972: Continued by his son Roger von Mühlenen.
1996: Continued by his son Walo von Mühlenen
2006: Sold to the Cremo SA dairy of Villars-sur-Glâne.

Affineur Walo of Mühlenen

Since the 2006 sale, the von Mühlenens established a new brand Affineur Walo of Mühlenen in 2011, located in nearby Granges Paccot. In the 2015 World Cheese Awards Walo was awarded twelve medals for various cheeses, among these for "Super Gold" the spicy semi-hard Stärnächäs and Armailii de la Gruyère.^[2]

References

^ "Von Muehlenen : Buchheim Communications, Fribourg, Suisse". Vonmuhlenen.ch. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^ "World Cheese Award 2015 - Affineur Walo von Mühlenen". Affineurwalo.ch. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

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[1] "Von Muehlenen : Buchheim Communications, Fribourg, Suisse". Vonmuhlenen.ch. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[2] "World Cheese Award 2015 - Affineur Walo von Mühlenen". Affineurwalo.ch. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

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