Quality Management And R&D Process

Product quality and food safety are the highest priorities at Great Lakes Cheese. Our strict HACCP food safety program, based on the IDFA model, enforces preventative measures to assure pathogen-free products. Everything is tested, monitored and reported for audit, including raw materials suppliers, cheese production, work areas, air quality, etc. Our facilities are USDA-certified with bi-annual inspections. Additionally, we engage Silliker, Inc., the noted independent auditor to give each of our plants a yearly audit on food safety. Our steadfast commitment to food safety and superior quality has earned us the 2005 Silliker Audit Platinum Award.

Our R&D is also a continuous process, with a full time staff of food scientists and technicians, developing customized cheese products, innovative new applications of cheese products and improvement of production technologies. We also offer customer education in cheese technology, functionality and flavor profiling. Our motto…”Cheese is our World.”