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string(213) "On Friday, May 10, the Alkmaar cheese market opened with a bell ringing provided by the jubilee colleagues of CONO Kaasmakers. A great moment to put colleagues in the limelight. This year we only count..."

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string(254) "For CONO Cheesemakers, grazing is an important part of its sustainability program. Our CONO cows walk outside as much as nature allows. Pasturing also contributes to the natural grazing behavior of cows and is therefore..."

Grazing and (h)honest cheese inseparable

April 11, 2024
For CONO Kaasmakers, outdoor grazing is an important part of its sustainability program. Our CONO cows graze outdoors as much as nature allows. Outdoor grazing also contributes to the natural grazing behavior of cows and is therefore...
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string(217) "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 originating 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(243) "CONO Kaasmakers is committed to paying its members a fair milk price. The cash milk price for the fiscal year 2023 has been set at €47.29 (excluding VAT) per 100 kilograms of milk. In 2023 we faced challenging..."

Cash milk price 2023 set at €47.29

March 4, 2024
CONO Kaasmakers is committed to paying a fair milk price to its members. The cash milk price for the 2023 financial year has been set at € 47.29 (excluding VAT) per 100 kilograms of milk. In 2023, we faced challenging...
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string(245) "Last weekend, the annual election 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 Selection Competition on Oct. 12, Rosanne Sluijs of CONO Kaasmakers was presented with 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..."

Who doesn'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(238) "Written by: Change Inc. That cheese making has an impact on the climate is well known to CONO Cheese Makers. 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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