Our Process

We took what we learned about cheese in Europe and applied this to the processes at our plants, where we make our award-winning products.

 
 

Our state-of-the-art facilities allow us to meet our customers’ exact needs, down to the packaging, shape, size and form.

 
 
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Schuman Cheese Headquarters

Fairfield, New Jersey

  • SQF level 3 certified processing plant next to our headquarters

  • Over 40,000 sq. ft.

  • 115+ full-time employees

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Lake Country Dairy

Turtle Lake, Wisconsin

  • 54,000-sq. ft. production facility

  • Produces award-winning hard cheese, mountain cheese, and mascarpone

  • Recognized as 2018 Dairy Plant of the year, by Dairy Foods magazine

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Schuman Cheese Midwest

Elgin, Illinois

  • Approximately 100 million lbs. produced annually

Fall Creek

Fall Creek, Wisconsin

  • Wisconsin team of 70+ full-time employees

  • Produces our Darfresh boards, automated, robotic custom snack packaging

Innovation Center

San Diego, CA

  • The creative hub of Schuman Cheese — a place where ideas are born, nurtured, and brought to life.

  • This 3,200-square-foot facility combines benchtop kitchens, collaborative workspaces, and modern offices to provide an inspiring venue for blue sky concepting, ideation, and rapid concept building.

  • Designed to foster real-time collaboration, the studio offers customers and partners the opportunity to brainstorm, experiment, and fast-track projects together in an environment that blends creativity with technical expertise.

  • From benchtop prototypes to mock-ups, the studio is fully equipped to support a wide range of needs — whether for customer presentations, buyer meetings, or consumer focus groups.

Plant Based Plant

Montfort, Wisconsin

  • Located in the rolling hills of Southwest Wisconsin produces Plant Based and Dairy Free cheeses that are allergen free, non-GMO, and Kosher certified.

  • 6,000 Square Feet

  • 17 full time employees.