Three Cheesemakers Coming to Wisconsin
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 -- 9:14 AM
-Three cheesemakers are adding new cheese plants in Platteville, Thorp and Pulaski, and at least two are bringing jobs with them.One of the bigger ones is Emmi Roth USA, which will put a $44 million plant in Platteville to produce specialty cheese starting next year.
It's expected to create up to 60 jobs, with average wages from $17 to $19 an hour.
Green Bay-based BelGioioso Cheese Inc. is building a large plant in Pulaski.
The third plant will be in Thorp, here in Clark County and built by Holland's Family Cheese. It's expected to be three times larger than Holland's current plant there and add about 10 jobs.
"We have outgrown our facility," said Kim Rabuck, Holland's general manager. "We have customers wanting more product, and we just can't provide it to them at the production level we are at now."
Wisconsin leads the nation in cheese production. There are 135 plants in the state, up from 120 a decade ago.
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