Manufacturer of organic soft cheese specialities and fresh products from Bioland-certified Allgäu hay milk
Käserei Zurwies GmbH
Wangen (Zurwies)New on Amplifa
About Käserei Zurwies
Käserei Zurwies GmbH is an organic hay milk dairy on the outskirts of Wangen im Allgäu. Cheese has been made at the site since 1899; since 1991 the company has produced soft cheese from Bioland-certified hay milk. The product range includes organic soft cheese specialities such as Allgäuer Brie, Camembert products, brick cheese, Limburger, Münster and red-smear specialities as well as a fresh line with yoghurt, fruit yoghurt and whipped cream. Production takes place in a cheese dairy occupied in 2009 with ripening and packaging rooms; the soft cheeses are carefully tended during the ripening period and in part regularly smeared by hand. The products are distributed via the sales partner ÖMA in organic food shops nationwide, in regional EDEKA, REWE and Feneberg branches, in the company's own cheese shop, via 24h vending machines and via the online shop allesbiokaese.de. The company is certified as an organic control body DE-ÖKO-007.
- Site
- Wangen
- Processes
- Online shop (allesbiokaese.de), 24h vending machines, own cheese shop, Distribution via sales partner ÖMA
- Materials
- Bioland hay milk, Organic cream, produced in-house, Organic fruit and spices
- Certificates
- Organic hay milk certification, Bioland, Organic control body DE-ÖKO-007
- Founded
- 1899
- Industries
- Dairy/Cheese dairy, Organic food, Hay milk processing
- 01
Milk production by regional Bioland hay milk farmers
- 02
Milk processing and cheese production
- 03
Ripening and care of the cheeses
- 04
Packaging
- 05
Distribution via ÖMA, retail, cheese shop, vending machines and online shop
Raw materials and processes
Bioland hay milk
Main raw material of all products, exclusively from organic farming by regional farmers.
Organic cream, produced in-house
Added to several soft cheese varieties for extra creaminess.
Organic fruit and spices
Ingredients of the fruit yoghurt varieties without additives such as flavourings or preservatives.
Sites
Wangen (Zurwies)
DEProduction, ripening, packaging, cheese shop and 24h vending machines
- Materials
- Bioland hay milk
- Cheese dairy with ripening and packaging rooms (new building 2008/2009)
- Fresh production facility in the old production building
- 24h vending machines
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and certification
The cheese dairy is certified as an organic hay milk and Bioland dairy and is subject to the organic control body DE-ÖKO-007. Only Bioland-certified hay milk and regional raw materials from organic farming are processed.
| Evidence | Wangen (Zurwies) |
|---|---|
| Bioland | |
| Organic hay milk certification | |
| Organic control body DE-ÖKO-007 |
History
- 1899
New construction of the Käsereilokal Zurwies on the Haag municipal land
- 1932
First extension of the cheese dairy building
- 1955
Second extension and conversion to steam operation
- 1970
Closure of the cheese dairy
- 1990
Master cheesemaker Anton Holzinger and Richard Kurzweil lease the closed cheese dairy and convert it for soft cheese production
- 1991
Since 01.01.1991 soft cheese production, distribution regionally and nationwide via ÖMA
- 1992
Extension with a cold store and packaging room
- 2005
Richard Kurzweil retires on 31.12.; Luise Holzinger takes over his position
- 2008
Construction of a new cheese dairy with ripening and packaging rooms
- 2009
Move of cheese production into the new building (May)
- 2010
Range extended to include fresh products such as yoghurt and cream in the old production building
- 2016
Anton Holzinger retires on 29.02.
- 2022
Anton Holzinger passes away in August after a serious illness