Maleny Cheese in Maleny, Sunshine Coast, Canada | Cheese

Maleny Cheese is a family owned Queensland, Australia small business. It consists
of two families and a team of dedicated and experienced staff. They
have been working together since April 2004 when Maleny Cheese first
opened its doors to the public.

The Bucher family came to Maleny after living in Switzerland,
Townsville, Perth, Margaret River and Adelaide. Over the years they
gathered a variety of business experiences having had a successful
village delicatessen in Switzerland and worked for small business and
State Government across Australia. Together, Sara and Markus planned
their biggest challenge ever and came to Maleny with their 4 school
aged children to put their ‘demonstration Cheesery’ plan into action.
Today all 6 members of the family assist the business to continue to
grow. Fortuitously, Markus and Sara met the Simpson’s a few months upon
arrival in Maleny at the local agricultural show. By mid 2001 they had
joined to create Maleny Cheese.

Markus Bucher is the Maleny Cheese Swiss Master Cheese maker. His
Cheese-making career has taken him from Switzerland to many states of
Australia, but it was his passion for perfection that led him to
Maleny. In Maleny, Markus sources top quality, silage free milk from a
small herd of cows, just like back in Switzerland. With this milk he is
able to make his exquisite range of premium quality dairy goods.

The Simpson family are third generation dairy farmers. They milk around
120 head of Friesian, Illawarra, and Guernsey cows on the family owned
farm. The farm is situated on the steep slopes of Maleny and has
spectacular views of the Glasshouse Mountains and the Sunshine Coast.
The cows graze year round on green mountain pastures. Because of the
small herd size the cows receive individual care and attention – it so
impressed one experienced Australian Cheese maker (and retired dairy
farmer) that he commented on seeing the herd for himself, that the
Simpson’s cows are ‘happy cows’. Today, the small herd is milked
morning and night with milk going to the Cheesery on almost a daily
basis.

The Maleny Cheese Team has grown since April 2004 from a small team of
3 to 30 (as of February 2007). There are two experienced Swiss-trained
Cheese makers in the production area: Simon Guggisberg and Richard
Egli, as well as Markus Bucher. The group in the wrapping and packaging
area: Anne-Marie, Kathi, Lyn, Eddy, Meisha, Carl, Peta and Gemma hand
finish all products. The Cheese Stop’s café team includes: Ruth, Anna,
Taylor, Gillian, Tegan, Vanessa, Tessa, Konagh, Laura, Jess, George and
Claudelle.  Behind the scenes Markus, Lauren and Anne-Mette make the
office side of things ‘just happen’.  Anothony keeps the gardens in
order, which completes the Maleny Cheese family ‘roll call’.