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string(191) "Berto Klaver from Zuidermeer does have a very human view of how he treats his cattle. "I go after myself: if you have to work hard, you get worn out sooner. So if cows don't have the..."

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string(252) "CONO Cheese Makers wins the Industributie trophy in the A-brand fresh category for the second year in a row. This prestigious award in the industry is presented annually in different categories during the Industributie dinner. The trophies are..."

CONO Cheese makers wins Industry distribution trophy

Jan. 11, 2023
CONO Kaasmakers wins the Industributie trophy in the A-brand fresh category for the second year in a row. This prestigious award in the industry is presented annually in various categories during the Industributie dinner. The trophies are...
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string(204) "Outdoor grazing and fair cheese are inseparable for CONO. A cow is a grazing animal and as far as CONO is concerned, it is in the pasture as much as possible where it can eat lots of fresh, protein-rich grass. In..."

CONO cows back in the pasture for more hours

December 20, 2022
Outdoor grazing and honest cheese are inseparable for CONO. A cow is a grazing animal and as far as CONO is concerned, it is out in the meadow as much as possible where it can eat lots of fresh, protein-rich grass. In...
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string(224) "Managing Director Wim Betten will retire effective July 1, 2023. He is transferring his position to his colleague Jerry Griep, who is currently serving as Commercial Managing Director. Betten has served as a member of the board of directors at..."

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string(219) "Beemster cheese, a brand of CONO Cheesemakers, has been named one of the winners of the World Cheese Awards, held at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport on Wednesday, November 2, 2022...."

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string(251) "As a cooperative, you need to make a contribution to a better world. This is what we at CONO Cheese Makers understand by corporate social responsibility. CONO's CSR policy is linked to the Sustainable Development Goal of the United..."

CONO Cheese Makers shares CSR report 2020-2022

Oct. 27, 2022
As a cooperative, you need to make a contribution to a better world. This is what we at CONO Kaasmakers understand by corporate social responsibility. CONO's CSR policy is linked to the Sustainable Development Goal of the United...
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string(239) "Sustainable livestock farming thanks to 'old-fashioned' farming The tastiest milk is full of protein and deliciously creamy due to a tad higher fat content. That optimal balance is often also the most natural balance. The modern dairy farm..."

Sustainable stories with farmer Gerrit Wermink

Oct. 27, 2022
Sustainable livestock farming thanks to 'old-fashioned' farming The tastiest milk is full of protein and deliciously creamy due to a tad higher fat content. That optimal balance is often also the most natural balance. The modern dairy farm...
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string(195) "On the farm of CONO dairy farmer Marco Visser in De Rijp, the 'clay in peat soil' pilot has started with a spreading demo. The pilot aims to prevent degradation of peat and..."

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string(231) "Cattle farmer Sjoerd farms with a manure digester Manure and slurry, neat words for cow poop and urine, together make the harmful gas ammonia. Farmer Sjoerd van der Helm from Zuidschermer has found something to counteract that: a digester..."
Sjoerd van der Helm with digester

Sustainable stories with farmer Sjoerd van der Helm

Oct. 10, 2022
Cattle farmer Sjoerd farms with a manure digester Manure and slurry, neat words for cow poop and urine, together make the harmful gas ammonia. Farmer Sjoerd van der Helm from Zuidschermer has found something to counteract that: a digester...
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string(246) "At the awards ceremony of the Dutch National Cheese Selection Competition (NNKC) on Oct. 6, Sjoerd Hiemstra, process technologist at CONO Kaasmakers, was awarded the Golden Cheese Drill. There were 250 points to score. With 236 points, he can consider himself..."

Sjoerd Hiemstra of CONO Cheese Makers wins Golden Cheese Drill

Oct. 7, 2022
During the awards ceremony of the Dutch National Cheese Selection Competition (NNKC) on October 6, Sjoerd Hiemstra, process technologist at CONO Kaasmakers, was awarded the Golden Cheese Drill. There were 250 points to score. With 236 points, he can consider himself...
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string(207) "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 citizens - didn't already know about..."

He who does not know the farmer

Oct. 6, 2022
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 citizens - didn't already know about...
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string(182) "Cheese from 't Kaas Lokaal was today chosen by the jury of consumers as the winner in the 48+ Young category at the Gouda Cheese Awards. This is the first time cheese from..."

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string(245) "CONO Cheese Makers draws up with partners for more sustainable transport CONO Cheese Makers wants to reduce the footprint of cheese together with its milk and cheese transporters. Through hybrid trucks and the first all-electric RMO (Riding Milk Receipt)..."

CONO makes transport sustainable with partners

Sept. 14, 2022
CONO Kaasmakers pulls together with partners for more sustainable transport CONO Kaasmakers wants to reduce the footprint of cheese together with its milk and cheese transporters. Through hybrid trucks and the first fully electric RMO (Riding Milk Receipt)...
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string(283) "CONO Kaasmakers congratulates Eduard Treur (Treur Kaas, Woerden), Peter Verweij (Kaashandel Remijn, Kerkdriel) on joining the North Holland Cheese Guild of Honor! On Friday, August 26, Mayor Anja Schouten intronized the four ambassadors for North Holland cheese...."

Honorary Guild of North Holland Cheese 2022

Aug. 29, 2022
CONO Cheesemakers congratulates Eduard Treur (Treur Kaas, Woerden), Peter Verweij (Kaashandel Remijn, Kerkdriel) on their accession to the Guild of Honour for Noord-Holland cheese! On Friday, August 26, Mayor Anja Schouten introned the four ambassadors of Noord-Holland cheese....
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string(230) "Beemster has been chosen as this year's Marketing Award winner within the cheese category by Food magazine. "CONO is a big booster in A-brand within cheese. The company does this successfully within self-service as well as..."