Family cheese dairy for organic cheese made from cow, goat, and sheep milk on the Lower Rhine.
Aurora Kaas GmbH
Kranenburg (DE) · Ven-Zelderheide (NL, place of founding)New on Amplifa
About Aurora Kaas
Aurora Kaas GmbH is a family cheese dairy that has been producing organic dairy products since 1980 – initially under the name De Dageraad in Ven-Zelderheide (NL), and since the end of 2019 with the entire production in Kranenburg on the Lower Rhine. The company processes around twelve million litres of organic cow, goat, and sheep milk annually, including raw milk, and specializes in organic Gouda. In addition to raw-milk farmstead cheese, goat's and sheep's cheeses are produced, as well as regular new cheese varieties with and without herbs, seasonal cheeses, and Streekkaas. Value creation includes the company's own cheese dairy, the cheese storehouse for ripening, and a factory outlet with freshly cut cheese. Long-standing customers include organic food wholesalers such as Dennree, Weiling and Landlinie. The company employs around 20 staff and is run by the ten Dam family.
- Site
- Kranenburg
- Processes
- Cheese production (Organic Gouda, farmstead raw-milk cheese, goat's and sheep's cheese), Cheese ripening (cheese storehouse), Production of fresh dairy products (whole milk, Vla, quark, yogurt, butter, buttermilk), Filling of dairy products (sour milk products discontinued since 1998), Slicing/freshly cut cheese sales (Kaaswinkel), Factory outlet (Kaaswinkel, freshly cut cheese), Own cheese dairy, Ripening/cheese storehouse
- Materials
- Organic cow's milk, Organic goat's milk, Organic sheep's milk, Raw milk
- Certificates
- EU Organic / DE-ÖKO-006, Demeter, Bioland, FSSC 22000, FairBio, EU-Bio (DE-ÖKO-006)
- Founded
- 1980
- Employees
- 20
- Industries
- Organic food, Organic food wholesale, Dairies/Cheese production
- 01
Milk purchasing from organic goat farms
- 02
Cheese dairy (processing of cow, goat, and sheep milk)
- 03
Ripening in the company's own cheese storehouse
- 04
Cutting and packaging
- 05
Sales via wholesale and factory outlet
Raw materials and processing
Organic cow's milk
Basic ingredient for the Organic Gouda as well as previous fresh dairy products such as Quark, yoghurt, and butter.
Organic goat's milk
Raw material for various goat's cheese varieties in the range.
Organic sheep's milk
Raw material for sheep's cheese varieties in the range.
Raw milk
Basis of traditional farmstead cheese according to a Dutch recipe.
Sites
Kranenburg
DECheese dairy, cheese storehouse, factory outlet (Im Hammereisen 55, 47559 Kranenburg)
- Materials
- Organic cow, goat, and sheep milk
Cheese varieties
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese production (Organic Gouda, farmstead raw-milk cheese, goat's and sheep's cheese)Other (food production) | – | – | – | – | cow's milk, goat's milk, sheep's milk |
| Cheese ripening (cheese storehouse)Other (food production) | – | – | – | – | cow's milk, goat's milk, sheep's milk |
| Production of fresh dairy products (whole milk, Vla, quark, yogurt, butter, buttermilk)Other (food production) | – | – | – | – | cow's milk |
| Filling of dairy products (sour milk products discontinued since 1998)Other (food production) | – | – | – | – | cow's milk |
| Slicing/freshly cut cheese sales (Kaaswinkel)Assembly | – | – | – | – | cow's milk, goat's milk, sheep's milk |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filling machine | – | – | – | – | Cheese dairy (formerly Ven-Zelderheide) |
| Large butter churn | – | 1 | – | – | Ven-Zelderheide (new building from 1986) |
| Cleaning machines | – | – | – | – | Ven-Zelderheide (new building from 1986) |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certifications
The organic inspection under EU organic rules (DE-ÖKO-006) examines recipes, processing protocols, incoming goods and the separate storage of organic and conventional products; in addition, certifications such as Demeter, Bioland, and FSSC 22000 apply.
| Evidence | Kranenburg |
|---|---|
| EU-Bio (DE-ÖKO-006) | |
| Demeter | |
| Bioland | |
| FSSC 22000 | |
| FairBio |
Company History
- 1980
Foundation as a family business in Ven-Zelderheide under the name De Dageraad; first organic dairy products such as farmstead raw-milk cheese, quark, yogurt, butter, and buttermilk.
- 1981
Elco joined the cheese dairy as the first employee; sales in the De Dageraad shop including organic health foods.
- 1986
New construction with a large butter churn as well as filling and cleaning machines.
- 1990
Construction of a new residential house and an extended cheese hall.
- 1998
Discontinuation of sour milk products and focus on cheese production.
- 2011
Construction of a new, larger cheese storehouse in Kranenburg.
- 2015
35th anniversary with two anniversary cheeses (spring and autumn cheese).
- 2017
Expansion of a modern cheese dairy including a sales room in Kranenburg.
- 2019
Completion of the new building and relocation of the entire production to Kranenburg on the Lower Rhine.
- 2020
40 years of Aurora.