German dairy Schwarzwaldmilch Group has signed a cheese production deal with Käserei Bauhofer.
The cooperative said the agreement covers “key functional areas”, with an initial focus on sales, marketing, and production – mainly the development of existing and new cheese products under the Schwarzwaldmilch brand.
Andreas Schneider, managing director of Schwarzwaldmilch, said: “We want to further expand the Schwarzwaldmilch cheese range and increase the overall cheese sales of the Bauhofer cheese dairy through this cooperation.”
Käserei Bauhofer, headquartered in Bodnegg in the Allgäu region of Württemberg, specialises in cheese including Allgäu Emmental.
With a capacity to process around 65,000 kg of milk per day, the family-run company will produce Schwarzwaldmilch’s four existing Black Forest milk cheese products.
The companies plan to develop new products, Schwarzwaldmilch said.
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By GlobalDataFreiburg-based Schwarzwaldmilch processes approximately 700,000kg of milk daily at its Freiburg and Offenburg locations.
The company’s portfolio also includes fresh and long-life milk, butter, and protein products.
Schwarzwaldmilch said that 2024 was characterised by “high energy costs, weak exports, and continued consumer reluctance to buy”.
Despite these headwinds, Schwarzwaldmilch achieved sales of €260m ($290.79m), marking a nearly 5% increase. Sales volume grew by 3.5%.
“Current economic and political developments make it clear that in the coming years, success will be achieved only by acting with foresight and self-determination, reacting quickly, adapting to new requirements, and operating sustainably,” Schneider said last month.
