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string(215) "Beemster cheese's market share grew 50% in recent years, making it now the biggest A-brand among cheeses. With the new campaign 'Real taste comes from the Beemster' it wants the Netherlands to know..."
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string(235) "Read the article in English on the Duynie Feed website Duynie Feed has been working for years to increase the share of circular by-product streams in animal feed. Co-streams not only bring financial benefits to farmers..."

Working together for a future-proof dairy chain

March 7, 2024
Read the article in English on the Duynie Feed website Duynie Feed has been working for years to increase the share of circular by-products in animal feed. Co-streams not only bring financial benefits to farmers,...
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string(258) "Written by Leo Koomen, Lekkernijver 90. trade magazine for entrepreneurs in food specialties Many cheese specialty stores have a line coming from the cheese factory of CONO Kaasmakers in their assortment. All those cheeses, with their own brand names, are supplied by..."

App as point of contact between store and cheese factory

March 5, 2024
Written by Leo Koomen, Lekkernijver 90. trade magazine for entrepreneurs in food specialties Many cheese specialty stores have a line coming from the cheese factory of CONO Kaasmakers in their assortment. All those cheeses, with their own brand names, are supplied by...
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string(245) "Last weekend the annual pageant of The World Cheese Awards took place in Trondheim, Norway. 4,500 cheeses are sent from 28 countries to be judged by 264 high-level judges. The cheeses are tasted blind..."
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string(243) "During the awards ceremony of the Dutch National Cheese Judging Competition on October 12, Rosanne Sluijs of CONO Kaasmakers was awarded the Golden Cheese Drill. She may call herself the best cheese connoisseur in the Netherlands with 238 points. Rosanne took..."
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string(206) "In the RTL4 program 'Who doesn't know the farmer', presenter Jamie Trenité goes out on the farm with a number of BN'ers to discover everything they - like many people - didn't already know about..."

Those who don't know the farmer season 3

October 10, 2023
In the RTL4 program "Who doesn't know the farmer," presenter Jamie Trenité joins a number of BN'ers on the farm to discover everything they - like many people - didn't already know about...
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string(294) "The demand for sustainable dairy products is growing. To this end, all kinds of certification standards are being developed. But how well do these score in terms of credibility, accessibility and, above all, continuous improvement? Wageningen UR and Ireland's Teagasc examined nineteen international standards with together..."

CONO Caring Dairy twice in top three

Oct. 9, 2023
The demand for sustainable dairy products is growing. To this end, all kinds of certification standards are being developed. But how well do these score in terms of credibility, accessibility and, above all, continuous improvement? Wageningen UR and Ireland's Teagasc examined nineteen international standards with joint...
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string(236) "Written by: Change Inc. That cheese making has an impact on the climate is well known at CONO Kaasmakers. And so the farmer cooperative, known for Beemster cheese, has a big ambition: together, positively for future generations. To..."
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string(250) "CONO Kaasmakers congratulates Evert Fokker (Korver Kaas, Bodegraven) and Wim Betten (former director CONO Kaasmakers, Westbeemster) on joining the North Holland Cheese Guild of Honor! On August 25, 2023, Alderman Anjo van de Ven presented four..."

Honorary Guild of North Holland Cheese 2023

Aug. 28, 2023
CONO Kaasmakers congratulates Evert Fokker (Korver Kaas, Bodegraven) and Wim Betten (former director CONO Kaasmakers, Westbeemster) on joining the North Holland Cheese Guild of Honor! On Aug. 25, 2023, Alderman Anjo van de Ven presented four...
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string(265) "For 15 years, CONO dairy farmers have been making their farms more sustainable through the Caring Dairy sustainability program. Almost all members of the cooperative now participate in this program. The continuous improvement program aims to increase sustainability on the dairy farm..."

Caring Dairy Results 2022

Aug. 16, 2023
For 15 years CONO dairy farmers have been making their farms more sustainable through the Caring Dairy sustainability program. Almost all members of the cooperative now participate in this program. The continuous improvement program aims to increase sustainability on the dairy farm,...
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string(219) "The dairy chains of Unilever with Ben & Jerry's and CONO cheesemakers and Nestlé with Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods are each working with their own program toward an ambitious goal: reducing the carbon footprint of milk by..."
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string(300) "CONO Kaasmakers collaborates with Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier for sustainable water treatment CONO Kaasmakers and Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) have found a sustainable solution for the wastewater released during the cheese production process. Previously, this water was..."

Sustainable water treatment: 12% reduction

July 13, 2023
CONO Kaasmakers collaborates with Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier for sustainable water treatment CONO Kaasmakers and Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) have found a sustainable solution for the wastewater released during the cheese production process. Previously, this water was...
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string(215) "In some things, cows are very similar to humans. For example, like us, it is healthier for a cow to eat unprocessed food. In other words, lots of fresh vegetables. That's why CONO dairy farmers Christina and Marius Kranenburg do..."

Sustainable stories with farmer Christina Kranenburg

June 14, 2023
In some things, cows are very similar to humans. For example, like us, it is healthier for a cow to eat unprocessed food. A lot of fresh vegetables, in other words. That's why CONO dairy farmers Christina and Marius Kranenburg are doing...
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string(217) ""We are a water factory" The climate is changing, sea levels are rising and groundwater levels are falling. So we have to deal with water together in an economical way. In the cheese factory of CONO Kaasmakers..."
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string(238) "Proud! Once again this year we topped the list of the most sustainable cheese brands in the Sustainable Brand Index 2023, the largest brand survey on sustainability in the Netherlands. A large majority of consumers surveyed..."

Sustainable Brands Netherlands 2023

March 28, 2023
Proud! Once again this year we topped the list of the most sustainable cheese brands in the Sustainable Brand Index 2023, the largest brand survey on sustainability in the Netherlands. A large majority of consumers surveyed...
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