After having received the trophy of the Supreme Champion in 2016 Affineur Walo confirmed the outstanding quality of his Swiss cheese specialities at the Nantwich international cheese awards 2017 with 12 awards (2 Gold, 5 Silver, 2 bronze medal, 3 Very highly commended). The Swiss Affineur selects the best cheeses from Switzerland and ripens them to perfection. The constant strive to offer only the best quality results in an increasing demand in Europe and Oversee.
The cheese from Affineur Walo are available in whole world, we have direct distribution in In England were we are distributed in speciality cheese shops such as Harrods. In Germany, we are present in Kaufhof, Scheck-in, Hieber, Zur Heide. In USA, we are mainly present at the East coast and in Japan we are present in Tokyo, Hanshin, Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sapporo
The awards of von Mühlenen at glance.
Gold
The quality of the family von Mühlenen
The family and the team von Mühlenen has won many awards in the past. The most important are certainly the World Cheese award 2005, the 3 world champion titles at Word Championships 2006 in Wisconsin and the Supreme Champion 2016 at the International Cheese Awards in Nantwich.
For the World championships in Wisconsin 2006 the team, von Mühlenen has selected only two cheeses and won 3 Gold medals. The von Mühlenen Team won the World Champion title for the best Emmental, the best Gruyere and the best cheese overall. With these results, they remains the most successful participant at these World Championships ever.
The history of the family von Mühlenen
Our family is almost since two 200 years active in the Swiss cheese making. The History of the von Mühlenen in cheese and food business began in Bern with Andreas von Mühlenen established in 1867. His son Ernst von Mühlenen was for a short period in the textile industry but then he came back to the cheese and bought 1909 form Hans Bieri a cheese ripening and exporting company. The company was the renamed von Mühlenen & co and in 1916 his brother Eugen joined the company.
After Ernst died in 1934 his son Walo continued with the von Mühlenen & Co and after the war he increased the exports to Europe and North America. When Walo began to concentrate more and more on his second business in the chemical field, his son Roger took over the cheese activities.
1970 the company moved from Bern to the canton of Fribourg and the company was named von Mühlenen Ltd. Walo died in 1972 and his son Roger took over the business, he continuously increased the sales and especially the quality of the cheeses. In 1996 the son of Roger Walo took over in the 5th Generations the company.
The cheese from Affineur Walo are available in whole world, we have direct distribution in In England were we are distributed in speciality cheese shops such as Harrods. In Germany, we are present in Kaufhof, Scheck-in, Hieber, Zur Heide. In USA, we are mainly present at the East coast and in Japan we are present in Tokyo, Hanshin, Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sapporo
The awards of von Mühlenen at glance.
Gold
- Affineur Walo Le Gruyere Switzerland AOP, extra, a hard cheese matured for 14 month in special caves
- Gallus, a hard cheese produced in the eastern part of Switzerland and matured for 12 month.
- Affineur Walo Le Gruyere Switzerland AOP, extra, a hard cheese matured for 14 month in special caves
- Stärnächäse produced by Marcel Gabriel a hard cheese matured for 10 month
- Affineur Walo Redwine Farmer Cheeese, a semi hard cheese matured 8 month with red wine
- Le Poya produced by Milco SA, a hard cheese matured for 10 month
- Bärechäs, a hard cheese, 10 month produced by the dairy Säntis
- Affineur Walo Red Nose, Gold Label a hard cheese matured 12 month with red wine.
- Stärnächäs a semi hard cheese produced in St. Gallen and matured for 8 month
- Gallus produced by Marcel Gabriel, a hard cheese form the eastern part of Switzerland and matured for 12 month
- Bärechäs, a hard cheese, 10 month matured and produced by the dairy Säntis
- Armailli de la Gruyere produced by Milco SA, a semi hard cheese matured for 8 month
The quality of the family von Mühlenen
The family and the team von Mühlenen has won many awards in the past. The most important are certainly the World Cheese award 2005, the 3 world champion titles at Word Championships 2006 in Wisconsin and the Supreme Champion 2016 at the International Cheese Awards in Nantwich.
For the World championships in Wisconsin 2006 the team, von Mühlenen has selected only two cheeses and won 3 Gold medals. The von Mühlenen Team won the World Champion title for the best Emmental, the best Gruyere and the best cheese overall. With these results, they remains the most successful participant at these World Championships ever.
The history of the family von Mühlenen
Our family is almost since two 200 years active in the Swiss cheese making. The History of the von Mühlenen in cheese and food business began in Bern with Andreas von Mühlenen established in 1867. His son Ernst von Mühlenen was for a short period in the textile industry but then he came back to the cheese and bought 1909 form Hans Bieri a cheese ripening and exporting company. The company was the renamed von Mühlenen & co and in 1916 his brother Eugen joined the company.
After Ernst died in 1934 his son Walo continued with the von Mühlenen & Co and after the war he increased the exports to Europe and North America. When Walo began to concentrate more and more on his second business in the chemical field, his son Roger took over the cheese activities.
1970 the company moved from Bern to the canton of Fribourg and the company was named von Mühlenen Ltd. Walo died in 1972 and his son Roger took over the business, he continuously increased the sales and especially the quality of the cheeses. In 1996 the son of Roger Walo took over in the 5th Generations the company.
