Near the start of this thread, somebody mentioned Tillamook cheese and indicated they didn't know much about it. Here is a bit of info. Tillamook is a town near the Oregon coast. There are many dairy farms in the area. They formed a co-operative, built a factory, and now it is supplied by 110 farms. They produce cheese (award winning by the way), ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, and more. I copied this from Wikipedia:
Tillamook County Creamery Association.
Founded
1909
Headquarters
Tillamook, Oregon
Products
Dairy
Website
www.tillamook.com
The Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a dairy co-operative headquartered in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The association's main facility is the Tillamook Cheese Factory located two miles north of the city of Tillamook on U.S. Route 101.
The Tillamook factory hosts over a million tourists each year. Visitors watch the production of cheese from a viewing gallery over the main production floor.
The 44th largest dairy processor in North America, Tillamook posted $382 million in sales in 2007, the trade magazine Dairy Foods reports. The brand is strongest in the West but sells in all 50 states. It routinely wins awards from the American Cheese Society and other groups.[1]
The co-operative includes 110 dairy farms, mostly within Tillamook County. Products produced by the co-operative include cheese, butter, ice cream, sour cream, and yogurt. Their most famous product is Tillamook cheese, including the famous Tillamook Cheddar. In March 2010, Tillamook's Medium Cheddar cheese won the gold medal in the 2010 World Cheese Championship Cheese Contest hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association in Madison, Wisconsin. The cheese scored 99.6 out of 100 points possible, beating 59 other entries.[2]
