![Bill Hanson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1973"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Tasting the finished product"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Colby"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Swiss"}]
![Brian Jackson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Greenwood, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1978"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"DNR"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Mild Cheddar"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"When living in Wisconsin, it's not a choice - it's just something you have to do."}]
![Bruce Willis]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Grantsburg, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1971"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Wood River Creamery Original"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Cut plenty of firewood ahead"}]
![Bruce Workman]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monticello, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1971"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"No particular type of music, I like them all."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Butterkäse and Muenster 50/50 blend"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Think of summer when it's 90+ degrees and humid as hell, then winter isn't so bad."}]
![Charles Henn]()
![Chris Renard]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Started helping my Dad at the age of 4. I worked in the factory through college and came back to the factory 1995. I got my cheesemakers license in 1995."}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Renard's Morel & Leek Jack"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Sports talk radio and anything uptempo"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Stay inside where it is warm, watch a game or movie, but enjoy the nice day outside by playing with dogs or going into the woods."}]
![Chris Roelli]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Darlington, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1984"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Creating products that people enjoy"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Hayward"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Resting on my recliner chair"}]
![Dave Buholzer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"I started working around our cheese plant as a child in the 1950's. I am still here."}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Anywhere north of the Illinois border."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Bundle up. Spring will come eventually."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Emmenthaler"}]
![Dave Newman]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin and live in Little Chute, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1998"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Working with and mentoring our cheesemakers, and knowing they are producing the highest quality cheese for our customers."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Our Dill Havarti slices"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Don't listen to music at work, but Classic Country for the ride home"}]
![Gary Grossen]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Juda, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1967"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"At the end of the day, I walk through the plant, everyone has gone home, it's quiet, equipment is all nice and shiny, and then I go into the cold cellar and look at the cheese produced that day, and it makes me proud to be a Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Get home and catch up on my to do list."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Driving to work safely. Watch out for those that drive like it's June or July."}]
![Gerard Knaus]()
![Jamie Fahrney]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Albany, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1985"}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"German Brick"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Sit down and have a cold beer before making supper."}]
![Jeff Allen]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green Bay, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1996"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Gorgonzola. Gorgonzola has an abundance of flavor and uniqueness. Once you learn to appreciate Gorgonzola for its characteristics, you develop an addiction to the cheese(s)."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Machine tooling or some career associated with being a Machinist."},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"We aren't able to listen to music while we work, but if we could, anything from 80's Rock to Modern Rock. Sometimes the heavier, the better."}]
![Jeff Lebeau]()
![Joe Widmer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Theresa, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1968"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Probably open and run a cheese store"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Mild Brick"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Washed Rind Caraway Brick"}]
![John Moran]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Rudolph, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1983"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"My co-workers, milk patrons, and cheese customers"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"I do not listen to music at work -- I am working and thinking"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Medium Cheddar"}]
![Jon Metzig]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Zittau, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2003"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Podcasts"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"2 Year Cheddar"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Door County"}]
![Josh Krause]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Oconto Falls, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2001"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"We do not listen to music at work, but if we could I would listen to 90's grunge."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Parmesan"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"I spend time with family, and also like fishing."}]
![Ken DeMaa]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Fox Lake, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1974"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"80's"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Time with my Yorkshire Terriers"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"National park guide"}]
![Ken Heiman]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Marshfield, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Started with Dad and Mom at birth. Licensed at 15 years old or 51 years ago."}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Extra Sharp Cheddar, Blue Marble, or Asiago. Any of them will do."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Crown Royal and 7-Up!"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Home"}]
![Ken Kane]()
![Kerry Henning]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Kiel, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"When I was old enough to lean over a vat."}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Taking the Pontoon out on Lake Winnebago and going out to dinner."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Love 'em all, good cheese is good cheese - Aged Cheddar."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Enjoying the snow - skiing and snowmobiling."}]
![Kirk Auchue]()
![Kirk Hansen]()
![Larry Harris]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Muscoda, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1990"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Aged Cheddar"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Embrace it, you can't change Mother Nature"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Cheddar"}]
![Matt Erdley]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2002"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"I enjoy watching my son play hockey and attending my daughter’s dance competitions."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Sharp Cheddar"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Take up a winter sport, like curling."}]
![Matt Henze]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Brodhead, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2003"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Havarti"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Cold Coors Light"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Making something that people can enjoy."}]
![Noah Dietelhoff]()
![Pam Hodgson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Howards Grove, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Started working in a cheese plant in 1991 and became licensed in 1996."}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Play outside as much as possible."},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Listen to the cheesemaking process at work. Outside of work, I listen to Classic Rock and select Classical and Jazz pieces."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"MontAmore Cheddar"}]
![Pat Doell]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Kewaunee, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1997"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Evaluating the Mozzarella and Provolone cheese we make. And working with all the team members."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Our cabin UP NORTH! Townsend, Wisconsin."},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Don't listen while at work, but away from work it is Country."}]
![Randy Krahenbuhl]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Brodhead, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1975"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"We are not able to listen to music while working, but if we could I enjoy talk radio."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Something creative with my hands."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Tinkering around in my garage."}]
![Robert Wills]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Madison, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1989"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"R&B"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Unwind?"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Quark"}]
![Ron Buholzer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1965"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Work on cars"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"The race track at Elkhart Lake (Road America)"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"50's & 60's Rock & Roll"}]
![Ryan LaGrander]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Stanley, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese?", "answer":"Mid 1990's"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Engineering of some kind"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"LaGrander's Pepper Jack"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"}]
![Scott Navarre]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Colby, Wisconsin - the home of Colby cheese"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1999"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Fresh Colby Longhorn - the younger the better"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Stay warm and keep the driveway clean"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Architectural Engineer"}]
![Sid Cook]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1964"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Play classical piano"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Home"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Aged Cheddar with apple"}]
![Steve Bierhals]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green Bay, WI"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1999"}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Fontina"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Extra aged Parmesan, American Grana®"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Playing with my kids."}]
![Steve Buholzer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"I grew up around the cheese factory helping as I could, full time in 1971"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Emmenthal"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Something mechanical"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"60's Rock and Roll"}]
![Steve Stettler]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green County"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"As soon as I could put boots on."}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Extra Cream Havarti"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Madge Township"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Open a cheese store"}]
![Tom Blauert]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Milwaukee, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1981"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Music from the 70's"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Morrison, Wisconsin - where I first met my wife."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"I would jump on my tractor and go for a ride."}]
![Tom Dahmen]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"I was born in Middleton and grew up near Monroe."},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1960 at the age of 6, I started in the factory washing cheese cloths."}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Working with the people on the floor and passing on whatever I might know."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Camp Randall Stadium"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Older Hard Rock - AC/DC, Guns 'n Roses, James Gang, Black Sabbath"}]
![Tom Torkelson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"New Glarus, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1980"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Play in the woods if I can"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock (70's)"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Making new cheese varieties, keeping in contact with friends from the industry, and keeping an eye on new technology"}]