A Culinary Journey through Europe
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Watchmaker’s delight<br />
Switzerland is renowned for prime cheeses with authentic taste evoking alpine<br />
pastures and first-class watches incorporating the country’s unrivalled attention<br />
to detail. Val d’Arve SA has managed to combine both of these unique qualities.<br />
Located in the heart of the Swiss watchmaking region, the cheese maker offers<br />
Le Délice de l’Horloger – Watchmaker’s Delight – an award-winning gourmet<br />
cheese with intense, refined taste that pays tribute to Switzerland’s long-established<br />
tradition in fine timepieces.<br />
Val d’Arve is a Swiss cheese maker specialized<br />
in the production of soft cheeses. It is a<br />
member of Laiteries Réunies de Genève, a<br />
cooperative society consisting of eight firms<br />
with activities in the areas of dairy and meat<br />
products, trading, and logistics. Val d’Arve is<br />
part of the dairies division, together with another<br />
company: Nutrifrais. “We are focused on<br />
soft cheese whereas Nutrifrais produces yoghurts<br />
and desserts,” Managing Director Pierre<br />
Charvet describes the division of labour within<br />
the cooperative. Mr. Charvet has been with Val<br />
d’Arve for 39 years and last year took over the<br />
management of the entire dairy products unit<br />
of Laiteries Réunies de Genève. The cooperative<br />
society has a total of 400 employees and<br />
generates annual revenues of 280 million CHF.<br />
It has 700 members, including 200 milk producers<br />
supplying the dairy firms in the cooperative<br />
with 53 million liters of milk annually. Val d’Arve<br />
is rich in tradition, with the company’s origins<br />
dating back to the year 1911. Today, combining<br />
tradition and innovation, the Swiss soft<br />
cheese specialist employs 47 people and turns<br />
over 18.5 million CHF. Every day, Val d’Arve<br />
processes 70,000 l of fresh Geneva countryside<br />
milk into a wide variety of high-quality gourmet<br />
cheeses. Depending on the product, the company<br />
processes raw milk and ultra-heat treated<br />
and pasteurized milk. The product range splits<br />
into two brands: Val d’Arve and Jean-Louis. In<br />
the Val d’Arve range, two cheeses stand apart:<br />
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