Our dairy farmers deliver about 293 million litres of milk per year – from which we produce approximately 131,000 tonnes of our various cream cheese and fromage frais specialities in our Buchloe facility.
THE BEST FROM MILK
Quite obviously, a lot of milk is needed for these products: Six litres of milk are needed to manufacture one kilogramme of cream cheese. For one kilogramme of fromage frais, three litres of milk are needed. In comparison: Only one litre of milk is needed for one kilogramme of yoghurt. Fresh cheese and fromage frais contain valuable ingredients of milk in a highly concentrated form.
Top quality products need top quality raw materials. It therefore comes as no surprise that the quality of milk plays a major role for us. We ensure freshness and quality with standardised, fast processes and a comprehensive quality assurance system.
FRESH FROM THE FARM TO THE DAIRY
Milk tankers collect the milk directly after milking and transport it to Buchloe – these specialist container trucks arrive at our doorstep more than 20 times a day. In total, we receive an average of 800,000 litres of milk a day, which is immediately stored in tanks. The short routes between the farms and our dairy facility and continuous collection ensure the best possible freshness.
QUALITY FOCUS
We diligently verify the quality of the raw milk: The first samples for testing are taken right at the source, when the milk tanker comes to collect from the contract farmer. These are analysed before the delivery reaches the dairy to ensure continuously high quality.
Additionally, external testing procedures ensure that the milk satisfies strictest requirements: In Bavaria, one of the bodies in charge of this task is Milchprüfring. This non-profit organisation regularly tests milk for purity and quality. As a neutral testing body, Milchprüfring carries out public service functions and is therefore state controlled. Additionally, the Bavarian State Research Centre for Agriculture (LfL) carries out quality checks of the delivered milk in monthly samples.
POWERFUL DUO: THE GOODNESS IN QUARK AND CREAM CHEESE
POWERFUL DUO: THE GOODNESS IN QUARK AND CREAM CHEESE
Through the careful production of our quark and cream cheese specialties, we ensure that valuable nutrients and great flavor are preserved to the fullest. These delicious dairy products contain, among other things, proteins that contribute to a balanced yet enjoyable diet: milk proteins consist of a range of high-quality amino acids. Particularly important here are the so-called “essential amino acids,” which the human body cannot produce on its own. However, since these are essential for building and maintaining muscle, we must obtain them through our diet—they’re found, for example, in every serving of quark or skyr!