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Beemster remains the most sustainable cheese brand

30 March 2021 - Kimberly Bakker

Cheese of the Beemster brand has been voted the most sustainable cheese in the Netherlands by consumers for the third year in a row. This is evident from the Sustainable Brand Index. Milner follows in second place and Maaslander closes the top 3. The overall ranking is again (for the fourth year in a row) led by Tony's Chocolonely, with De Vegetarische Slager in second place. 

Beemster cheese, a brand of Cono Kaasmakers, has once again been named the most sustainable cheese brand in the Netherlands. This is evident from the Sustainable Brand Index, a survey among 9.000 Dutch consumers. It is the third year in a row that the brand has been at the top. In second place is Milner and the top 3 is closed by Maaslander. Old Amsterdam is also included in the list.

"As a small farmers' cooperative, we want to make cheese in the most sustainable way possible. This way the cheese is made completely climate neutral, the farmers also supply green electricity, the cows walk in the meadow as often as nature allows. stable, they are fed grass-fed feed that is completely GMO-free, and we have also introduced the vegetarian rennet, which means that all cheese is now vegetarian is," said the cheese maker.

overall ranking
If we look at the overall ranking of sustainable companies in the Netherlands, Tony's Chocolonely is at the top of the list for the fourth time. The company is closely followed by newcomer De Vegetarische Slager. In third place is energy supplier Greenchoice. Beemster is in 36th place in the overall ranking.

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Kimberly Baker

Kimberly Bakker is an all-round editor at Boerenbusiness. She also has an eye for the social media channels of Boerenbusiness.

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