What does it take to produce the best cheese in Wisconsin? Ask Beth Crave, director of quality at Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese in Waterloo. They took home the No. 1 trophy for their chocolate mascarpone at the Wisconsin State Fair's Blue Ribbon Dairy Products Contest. Chocolate cheese -- just one unique variety that cheesemakers across the state are proud to bring to consumers. Crave says it takes years to develop new products -- it starts with listening to what customers want, then it takes years to perfect a new recipe, and it takes an investment of manpower, time and money. She says Crave Brothers is working on new concoctions in the plant to come out this spring. But prices are increasing, which is being passed along to the customer. Demand remains strong and steady -- she expects that to continue in 2023.

What does it take to produce the best cheese in Wisconsin? Ask Beth Crave, director of quality at Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese in Waterloo. They took home the No. 1 trophy for their chocolate mascarpone at the Wisconsin State Fair's Blue Ribbon Dairy Products Contest. Chocolate cheese -- just one unique variety that cheesemakers across the state are proud to bring to consumers. Crave says it takes years to develop new products -- it starts with listening to what customers want, then it takes years to perfect a new recipe, and it takes an investment of manpower, time and money. She says Crave Brothers is working on new concoctions in the plant to come out this spring. But prices are increasing, which is being passed along to the customer. Demand remains strong and steady -- she expects that to continue in 2023.

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