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string(249) "Great news: Beemster® cheese has again been voted by consumers as the most sustainable cheese brand in the 2025 Sustainable Brand Index! This is the largest independent survey on sustainability in the Netherlands. Sustainability is in everything..."

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string(199) "With the arrival of spring comes a special moment for many dairy farmers: grazing. The day the cows go back out to pasture for the first time is a festive moment and requires..."

CONO dairy farmers ready for spring

March 17, 2025
With the arrival of spring comes a special moment for many dairy farmers: grazing. The day when cows go back out to pasture for the first time is a festive moment and requires...
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string(253) "As a leading and innovative cooperative, CONO Kaasmakers, as the first in the dairy sector, is investigating the possibility of a pilot for an alternative form of grazing. This new approach, which offers more flexibility, better suits..."

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string(234) "Tijs Roeland, Manager Technology & Projects at CONO Kaasmakers, is a man of action. He combines technical expertise with a passion for sustainability and collaboration. For him, it's all about creating movement, through..."

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string(254) "CONO Cheese Makers today announced the 2024 grazing figures of its member dairy farmers. A whopping 97% of member dairy farmers remain faithful to grazing, a percentage that remained the same as last year. With this..."

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string(215) "In the cheese factory of CONO Cheesemakers, we use sustainable techniques to make our cheese. In this process it is inevitable to use gas, electricity and water. That's why we try to be as smart, responsible..."

Sustainable stories from our cheese factory: gas

December 11, 2024
In the cheese factory of CONO Cheesemakers, we use sustainable techniques to make our cheese. In this process, it is inevitable to use gas, electricity and water. That's why we try to be as smart, responsible and...
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string(235) "This story was also published in the CSR Report 2023-2024, released November 5, 2024. "Quite a lot is possible" Halving the footprint on the farm Marcel and Henrike Veurink run their Agrarisch Bedrijf Veurink Vof..."

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string(219) "With the project 'Beemster in bloom' we, together with Water, Land & Dijken, De Beemsterling and municipality Purmerend, have been successfully contributing to improving biodiversity in the Beemster for a few years now. From this..."

Sustainable cooperation 'Beemster in bloom'

December 3, 2024
With the project 'Beemster in bloom' we, together with Water, Land & Dijken, De Beemsterling and municipality Purmerend, have been successfully contributing to improving biodiversity in the Beemster for a few years now. Starting this...
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string(257) "This story was also published in the CSR Report 2023-2024, released November 5, 2024. "There is always room for improvement" Employee vitality and safety Corporate social responsibility is doing business with an eye for people,..."

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string(224) "At CONO Cheese Makers, we believe in cooperation for a sustainable future. We work on this shared ambition with our partners, from cow's mouth to store shelf. Our colleague Tijs Roeland, tells the NZO how the whole..."

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string(256) "This story was also published in the CSR Report 2023-2024, released November 5, 2024. "Grazing is not easy" From small scale to quality CONO dairy farmers Peter Konijn and Lieneke Bark, born and raised in the Beemster, run..."

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string(241) "This story was also published in the CSR Report 2023-2024, released Nov. 5, 2024. "That monopoly will get there" Together with partners Corporate sustainability is impossible without involving suppliers and customers...."

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string(230) "At The World Cheese Awards annual pageant, our Royaal Grand Cru and Beemster® Oud 30+ were awarded 'Super Gold'! This prestigious event, with more than 4,000 entries from over 40 countries, is the..."

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string(241) "Ten years ago, Her Majesty Queen Máxima opened the doors of the new cheese factory, 'the New Time' in the Beemster. An ambitious project with which CONO Cheese Makers took an important step into the future. Since then,..."

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string(251) "This story was also published in the CSR Report 2023-2024, released November 5, 2024. "There is always room for improvement" Reducing energy per cheese Tijs Roeland, technology & projects manager at CONO Kaasmakers, has to make sure..."