Andrew and Everett Grated Parmesan Cheese, 7 Ounce Bottle
Our mission is to bring to market the highest quality cheese possible that supports the small independent family run dairy farmers’ values and is free of any hormones, animal byproducts, fillers, or binders. To develop a better cheese we believe one needs to first find out what makes cheese inferior to begin with. What the common consumer doesn't realize is that most cheese is made from milk that has too much age on it to be able to be sold in a liquid form in a bottle. Many cheese makers buy this distressed milk at a large discount to make cheese with. The older the milk is the more it denigrates or breaks down. This requires the cheese manufacture to put additives into the cheese such as binders and fillers. Another concern is the use of rBGH (Bovine Growth Hormone) and BST (Bovine Somatrotropin) in dairy cows. rBGH is a synthetic, genetically engineered version of a cows natural growth hormone, used to make the cow over produce milk by up to 35%. This causes great stress for the cow and can greatly decrease a cow's lifespan, this in turn requires a significant increase in the use of antibiotics for treatment of udder inflammation or mastitis. We have addressed all of these concerns in our ANDREW & EVERETT brand of cheese. All of the milk used in making our cheese comes from farms that produce milk solely for the production of cheese. Their milk is turned into cheese within hours of leaving the farm. The best tasting cheese is always made from the freshest milk. Making cheese this way eliminates the need for fillers and binders. None of the cows are ever given any rBGH or BST growth hormones. All of our dairy farmers are self-sustaining and it's just a core value not to practice the use of these hormones. The care and effort these farmers put into their farming is truly a family value. On most commercial dairy farms all of the cows are given numbers, our dairy farmers give their cows names!