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The donation represents enough cheese to serve over 25,000 families.
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The new Bongards Retail Cheese Store in Perham features wall-to-wall coolers full of more than 200 different varieties of cheese. Store Manager Linda Ogroske said cheese samples will be offered nearly every day, especially in the summers. Marie Johnson/FOCUS
Bongards Creameries, a leading national cheese manufacturer, is pleased to announce a charitable contribution of over 18,000 pounds of cheese to help local food banks in the Minnesota and Tennesee communities in which they operate. The donation represents enough cheese to serve over 25,000 families.
“As a co-op built by a community of hard-working farmers, we understand the value of giving back to the communities in which we live and work,” said Daryl Larson, Bongards President and CEO. “Especially during this time of incredible need.”
The organizations are locally in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as well as in Tennessee.
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At Bongards’, raw milk comes in by the semi-tanker to begin the cheese making process. After a truck arrives, a sample of the milk is taken and sent to Bongards’ lab to be tested. Tests are run to check for antibiotics or other contaminants. If the milk isn’t pure, it is never unloaded or used. After given the (literal) green light, a vacuum hose is attached to the truck’s spigot and the milk enters a series of stainless steel pipes to go into the plant.