Farm dairy in the Appenzellerland: cheese specialities made from 100 % local horned-cow milk, direct-marketed.
Urnäscher Milchspezialitäten AG
Urnäsch (CH) · Production and SalesNew on Amplifa
About Urnäscher Milchspezialitäten AG
Urnäscher Milchspezialitäten AG is a farm dairy in Urnäsch at the foot of the Säntis in the Appenzellerland. In the modern dairy, typically Appenzell milk and cheese specialities are produced from 100 % local milk, almost entirely from horned-cow milk. The product range includes hard and semi-hard cheeses such as Urnäscher Flade, Weinmutschli, Hornkuhkäse and Berggouda, cream soft cheeses with white mould cultures (Edelweiss, partly with pepper, garlic or paprika coating) as well as raclette and fondue products, including a ready-made fondue mix with white wine and kirsch. The cheeses are produced with varying ripening periods between 10 days and several months. Sales are direct via the company's own cheese shop (Chäslädeli), a 24/7 cheese vending machine and an online cheese shop with delivery routes within Switzerland. The products carry the Bergprodukt, Culinarium Region Ostschweiz and Suisse Garantie certifications.
- Site
- CH-9107 Urnäsch
- Processes
- Dairy / Milk processing, Hard cheese production, Semi-hard cheese production, Soft cheese / white mould cheese production, Soft cheese production with spice coating, Ready-made fondue mix / processed cheese production, Cheese distribution direct sales, Cheese vending machine (24/7 sales)
- Materials
- Cow's milk (horned-cow milk), Mountain milk, pasteurised cow's milk, Mountain milk, thermised cow's milk, Table salt, non-iodised, Animal rennet, Lactic acid bacteria, White mould cultures, White wine
- Certificates
- Bergprodukt, Culinarium Region Ostschweiz, Suisse Garantie
- Industries
- Milk processing/Dairy, Food retail, Direct marketing
- 01
Milk intake from local suppliers (horned-cow milk)
- 02
Cheese production in the farm dairy
- 03
Ripening (depending on variety, 10 days to several months)
- 04
Packaging and labelling
- 05
Direct sales (Chäslädeli, cheese vending machine, online shop)
Raw Materials and Production Processes
Horned-cow milk
100 % milk from horned cows from local farms, the basis of all cheese varieties.
Pasteurised mountain milk
Milk base of most varieties such as Weinmutschli, Flade, Edelweiss and Berggouda.
Thermised cow's milk
Milk base of the ready-made fondue mix.
Animal rennet and lactic acid bacteria
Ingredients (<0.1 %) for curdling and ripening of the cheeses.
White mould cultures
Rind cultures for the cream soft cheese Urnäscher Edelweiss.
Red wine
The Urnäscher Weinmutschli is placed in fine red wine after the washing step.
Pepper, garlic and paprika blends
Spice coatings (1 %) for the Edelweiss variants.
White wine, corn starch, kirsch, lemon juice
Ingredients of the ready-made fondue mix with 64 % Urnäscher cheese.
Locations
Urnäsch
CHProduction and sales (dairy, Chäslädeli, cheese vending machine, online shop)
- Materials
- Horned-cow milk, mountain milk
Cheese Specialities
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy / Milk processing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hard cheese production | – | – | – | – | – |
| Semi-hard cheese production | – | – | – | – | – |
| Soft cheese / white mould cheese production | – | – | – | – | – |
| Soft cheese production with spice coating | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ready-made fondue mix / processed cheese production | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cheese distribution direct sales | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cheese vending machine (24/7 sales) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cheese assortment specialities | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
The cheese varieties carry the Bergprodukt, Culinarium Region Ostschweiz and Suisse Garantie certifications. The ready-made fondue mix is free of preservatives.
| Evidence | Urnäsch |
|---|---|
| Bergprodukt | |
| Suisse Garantie | |
| Culinarium Region Ostschweiz |