USA Cheese Resources

  • USA Cheese Documents Cheese from the USA Industry Overview

    As a buyer or an end-user of cheese, you are most likely looking for the best products or ingredients to set your business apart from the competition.

    Hundreds of years of excellence stemming from a melting pot of backgrounds and cultures makes the United States a unique partner to meet the world’s cheese needs.

    We invite you to discover what makes the United States the best-suited source for global cheese supply.

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  • USA Cheese Documents Cheese from the USA Reference Manual

    This reference manual is designed to guide and educate international buyers and end-users on purchasing and using U.S. cheese. It is an information resource that includes:
    • A description of the U.S. cheese industry.
    • Definitions of cheese varieties.
    • Descriptions of the processes used to produce and handle cheese.
    • Discussions of the functional and nutritional properties of cheese.
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  • USA Cheese Documents Cheese from the USA Variety and Affordability

    Cheesemakers first made common cheeses from their homeland such as “parmesan” and “feta”—just to name a few—and to this day, they have continued these traditions. These cheeses became household favorites in the United States long ago and have since won the hearts of many other nations.
    However, today, an alarming situation is developing. The names of some of the most popular American-made cheeses are being threatened by the European Union’s (EU) attempts to claim sole ownership of these names.
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  • USA Cheese Pairing Guides Pairing Guide Wine and Cheese

    Cheese and wine are food combinations that man has enjoyed for thousands of years, and as grapes are to wine, milk is to cheese, the basic ingredient for a preserved food. Cheese and wine both represent a way to prepare and preserve surplus supplies so they can be consumed throughout the seasons.
    Both wine and cheese also go through a specific life cycle and period of maturation. They are referred to as quintessential combinations because each has the ability to make the other taste better.
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  • USA Cheese Pairing Guides Pairing Guide Beer and Cheese

    Pairing cheese and beer is a tradition that dates back to the origins of each. They both started as farm products that were consumed daily. Cheese and beer are two of the primary ingredients in the traditional English “ploughman’s lunch,” along with pickled vegetables, cold meats and dark bread.

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