MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – Green Bay area dairy manufacturers are set to compete in the 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest, scheduled for March 3-5 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison.
Their products are among 3,375 entries across 150 classes of dairy products. Competitors include dairy processors from 25 countries and 34 U.S. states and territories.
“These businesses aren’t just vying for the prestigious title of World Champion. They’re gaining invaluable technical feedback from some of the most respected experts in the world — feedback that makes a better product for their customers. We wish them, and all our competitors, the best in this year’s competition,” said Kirsten Strohmenger, contest director for the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, host of the event.
Local competitors:
- Agropur of Little Chute, Luxemburg, and Weyauwega
- Arla Foods of Kaukauna
- Bel Brands of Little Chute
- BelGioioso Cheese of Denmark
- Cedar Valley Cheese, Inc. of Belgium
- Deer Creek Cheese of Sheboygan
- Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery of New London
- Emmi Roth of Seymour
- Foremost Farms USA of Appleton
- Henning Cheese of Kiel
- Land O’Lakes of Kiel
- Leon’s Cheese of Kewaunee
- Masters Gallery Foods of Oostburg
- Mosaic Meadows – La Clare Creamery of Malone
- Pine River Dairy of Manitowoc
- Pine River Pre-Pack of Newton
- Renard’s Cheese/Rosewood Dairy of Algoma
- Ron’s Wisconsin Cheese of Kewaunee
- Saputo Cheese USA of Black Creek
- Sargento Foods of St. Cloud
- Schreiber Foods of Green Bay
- Weyauwega Cheese of Sheboygan
- Willow Creek Cheese of Berlin
Public observation and championship announcement
Preliminary rounds of judging are open for public observation Tuesday, March 3 and Wednesday, March 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendance is free and samples will be available…