Manufacturer of raw-milk cheese and dairy specialities, including the first Swiss buffalo mozzarella, in the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere.
Bergkäserei Marbach AG
Marbach LU (CH-6196)New on Amplifa
About Bergkäserei Marbach
Bergkäserei Marbach AG is a Swiss family business in Marbach LU at 871 m above sea level in the Prealps of the Entlebuch, Switzerland's only UNESCO Biosphere. It all began in 1981 when Heidi and Christian Jaun took over the village dairy Wald near Schangnau. Today, nearly 30 employees process around 12 million litres of milk per year into approximately 1,000 tonnes of dairy products. A broad range is produced from top-quality raw milk: hard and soft cheeses, mozzarella made from mountain milk, the first Swiss buffalo mozzarella, burrata, raclette, fondue, processed cheese, as well as buffalo meat specialities and regional products. Production combines modern infrastructure with traditional recipes; 100 percent of the heat energy comes from a wood-chip heating system, complemented by an extensive photovoltaic installation. The operation includes a retail shop, an experience dairy with visitor gallery, a bistro as well as event and seminar rooms.
- Site
- CH-6196 Marbach LU
- Processes
- Experience dairy / Guided tours, Retail shop / Online shop, Bistro, Cheese platters & aperitif, Event room, Seminar room / Meetings, Shipping (refrigerated, A-Post priority mail, free of charge from CHF 80)
- Materials
- Raw milk (cow's milk/mountain milk), Buffalo milk
- Certificates
- Halal, FROMATE, Aus der Region. Für die Region. Migros Aare, Aus der Region. Für die Region. Migros Luzern, Berg, Echt Entlebuch, IP Suisse, Schweizer Pärke, UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch, Suisse Garantie, Halal certification (HCS)
- Founded
- 1981
- Employees
- nearly 30
- Industries
- Food / Cheese production, Dairy processing, Tourism / Experience gastronomy
- 01
Milk intake from regional dairy farmers (cow and buffalo milk)
- 02
Gentle warming of the milk (from around 3 a.m.)
- 03
Addition of rennet and curdling of the milk
- 04
Cutting the mass with the cheese harp into curd (curd grains and whey)
- 05
Pressing of the mixture for four to five hours
- 06
Salt bath of the wheels for around 36 hours
- 07
Ripening in the ripening cellar (smearing and caring for hole formation)
- 08
Packing and shipping (refrigerated via A-Post priority mail) or sale in the shop
Milk & Raw Materials
Raw milk (cow's milk/mountain milk)
Basic material for hard cheese, mozzarella, raclette, fondue and other specialities.
Buffalo milk
Raw material for the first Swiss buffalo mozzarella, produced since 1996, as well as buffalo quark and meat specialities.
Locations
Marbach LU
CHProduction facility with retail shop, visitor gallery, experience dairy and bistro
- Materials
- Cow's milk (mountain milk), buffalo milk
- Modern production infrastructure
- Wood-chip heating (100 % of heat energy)
- Photovoltaic installation
- Ripening cellar
- Salt bath
- Experience dairy with visitor gallery
Products & Specialities
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certificates
Production is certified to Halal standards (Halal Certification Services GmbH) and holds numerous origin and regional provenance awards such as Suisse Garantie, IP Suisse, Berg, FROMATE and Echt Entlebuch.
| Evidence | Marbach LU |
|---|---|
| Halal certification (HCS) | |
| Suisse Garantie | |
| IP Suisse | |
| FROMATE | |
| Berg | |
| Echt Entlebuch |
History
- 1981
Heidi and Christian Jaun take over the village dairy Wald near Schangnau as milk buyers; two Emmentaler wheels daily, one apprentice.
- 1981ff.
Opening of a retail shop and start of production of cheese specialities.
- 1996
Import of 15 water buffaloes from Romania by five farmers; the first Swiss buffalo mozzarella is produced at the facility; takeover of a neighbouring dairy.
- 1997
Switch from Emmentaler to «Switzerland Swiss» (Tigre), a rectangular large-hole cheese.
- 2000
Takeover of the milk of another dairy.
- 2003
Takeover of the milk of another dairy.
- 2008
Opening of the modern production facility with retail shop and visitor gallery.
- 2009
'From the Region Milestone Award' from Migros for the buffalo mozzarella.
- Heute
Renaming to Bergkäserei Marbach AG; the main shareholder is ZMP-Invest AG, with regional dairy farmers holding a stake in the company.