The Studer family has been making cheese in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, near the German border, for three generations. The dairy initially produced Emmentaler, then transitioned to Appenzeller, both centuries-old Swiss cheeses with tightly controlled identities.
About a decade ago, the two Studer brothers who run the business now, along with a third partner, began expanding the creamery's line, creating a few proprietary cheeses such as Scharfe Maxx.
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