Modernizing Era Spreads Through Green County Cheese Factories
The three year modernization push reshaped Green County cheese plants with 65 of 76 licensed factories upgraded or rebuilt. New facilities near Monroe and Mt Pleasant joined expanding Swiss and limburger production, aided by postwar funds and strict quality control measures.
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Wysslimburger
Kraft
North Side Co-op
Brodhead
Green Coun
Old Amer
Limburger
Franklin Factory
Fred Krebs
ZumBrunnen
Capital Cheese Firm Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Capital Cheese, a Monroe firm specializing in wrapped rindless cuts of natural Swiss cheese, marks its tenth business anniversary next month. Owned by the Marty family, Carl Jr. and Robert F., with John Backe as manager since formation, the Norway-born executive has guided the operation since 1904. The plant employs eight year round and serves jobbers, wholesalers, and meat packers with double wrapped, five pound average sandwich cuts. Karl Reinking, a former Swiss cheesemaker, heads the shipping room. The article notes the Green County farm averages 81 harvested cropland acres out of 160.
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Carl Jr
Robert F
John Backe
Capital Cheese
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Norway
Marty Cheese
America
Ployes
Karl Reinking
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