Cheese History

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  • Period: 400 to

    History of Cheese

  • Cheddar Founded
    Feb 26, 1180

    Cheddar Founded

    Chedder Cheese was made as early known as around 1180 in South of England. Cheddar makes up of 90% of the cheese the world consumes
  • Mar 26, 1300

    Swiss Cheese Founded

    Swiss Cheese was first made in Emmental in the early 1300s, it wasn't until the 1800s when it became popular.
  • Foreign Cheese Manufactured in USA

    Foreign Cheese Manufactured in USA

    A group of Swiss immagrents moved to Wisconsin, USA in 1845, and started making foreign cheese.
  • First Cheese Factory in USA

    First Cheese Factory in USA

    The first cheese factory in the US was built by Jesse Williams in Oneida County, New York
  • First Cheese Factory In Wisconsin Opened

    First Cheese Factory In Wisconsin Opened

    The Winconsin Farmers opened a cheese factory in 1868, the factory was a Limburger plant
  • Blue Cheese (Bleu Cheese) Founded

    Blue Cheese (Bleu Cheese) Founded

    Blue Cheese was founded in 1941 by Iowia State
  • 2.2 Billion Pounds of Cheese Made

    2.2 Billion Pounds of Cheese Made

  • Gorgonzola Founded

    Gorgonzola Founded

    Gorgonzola Cheese was made for the first time in Pro Valley, Italy