Wisconsin Cheeseman
{{Short description|Food gift company}}
{{Infobox company
| type = Subsidiary
| hq_location_city = Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
| hq_location_country = United States
| founded = {{start date and age|1946}}
| parent = Colony Brands
| website = {{url|wisconsincheeseman.com}}
}}
The Wisconsin Cheeseman is a privately held mail-order food gift company operating in Monroe, Wisconsin. Established in 1946, the company publishes several catalogs and emails each year to promote its line of over 300 products, consisting of Wisconsin cheese, sausage, chocolates, fruitcakes, petits fours, cakes, cookies, fresh fruits, nuts, breads and other assorted food gifts.
History
The Wisconsin Cheeseman was owned and operated for 60 years by the founding family, the Cremers. It was composed of three divisions: the Wisconsin Cheeseman, Mille Lacs Gourmet Foods, and Scott's Fundraising Resource. The company employed 170 workers and recorded $36.4 million in sales in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoovers.com/company/WISCONSIN_FOOD_GIFT_COMPANY_LLC/jcycsxs-1.html |title=Wisconsin Food Gift Company LLC |publisher=Hoovers |date=2010-10-21 |accessdate=2011-08-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607074803/http://www.hoovers.com/company/Wisconsin_Food_Gift_Company_LLC/jcycsxs-1.html |archivedate=June 7, 2011 }} In 2007 the Wisconsin Cheeseman was purchased by a group of private investors, the Wisconsin Food Gift Company.{{cite news|url=http://multichannelmerchant.com/news/Wisconsin-Cheeseman-sold-04242007/ |title=Investor Group Buys Wisconsin Cheeseman |publisher=Multichannel Merchant |date=April 24, 2007 |accessdate=2011-08-26}} That company went into receivership in February 2011 and its assets were auctioned off.Jane Burns, "[http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/article_c4bb5460-490e-11e0-87f9-001cc4c002e0.html Acquisition of Wisconsin Cheeseman assets approved in court]," Wisconsin State Journal, March 7, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2012. The Wisconsin Cheeseman was purchased by Colony Brands, the parent company of Swiss Colony.Tim Parry and Jim Tierney, "[http://multichannelmerchant.com/crosschannel/news/colony-brands-swiss-colony-acquires-wisconsin-cheeseman-0310/ Swiss Colony Parent Acquires Wisconsin Cheeseman]," Multichannel Merchant, March 10, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2012. Mille Lacs Gourmet Foods was acquired by Steve's Wholesale Dairy Company of Sun Prairie.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.wisconsincheeseman.com/}}
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Category:Food and drink companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Madison, Wisconsin
Category:American companies established in 1946