Media toolkit
Want to participate in the CONO app promo? Download the elements from the media kit here. Download the recipe & social media text for the skinny dogs Download the...
Read moreFacts & figures
...34 thousand tonsHistory 1901 Founding of cooperative 2001 Receipt of Court Supplier designation 2002 Start of active encouragement of grazing dairy cows 2008 Start of sustainability program Caring Dairy 2012 Start of construction of new cheese factory 2014 Opening of...
Read moreCSR report
As a cooperative, you need to make a contribution to a better world. That is what CONO Kaasmakers understands by corporate social responsibility. CONO's CSR policy is linked to the Sustainable Development Goal of...
Read morePositive on the farmyard
On the farm We are always working to reduce our carbon emissions. Our dairy farmers have been working with the Caring Dairy program for years, using their craft to benefit...
Read moreHonorary Guild of North Holland Cheese 2023
CONO Kaasmakers congratulates Evert Fokker (Korver Kaas, Bodegraven) and Wim Betten (former director CONO Kaasmakers, Westbeemster) on joining theNorth Holland Cheese Guild of Honor! On August 25, 2023, Alderman...
Read moreProjects and developments
...Continuous improvement is our philosophy. In every step of the chain from cow's mouth tostore rack, we work to reduce CO2. View projects on the farm View projects in milk transport...
Read moreSjoerd Hiemstra of CONO Cheese Makers wins Golden Cheese Drill
...as Top Cheese Judge. That he has now won the Golden Cheese Drill still feels surreal: "Of course you hope so, but I didn't expect it." The judging On Sept. 26 and 27,...
Read moreHonorary Guild of North Holland Cheese 2022
CONO Kaasmakers congratulates Eduard Treur (Treur Kaas, Woerden), Peter Verweij (Kaashandel Remijn, Kerkdriel) on joiningthe North Holland Cheese Guild of Honor! On Friday, Aug. 26, Mayor Anja Schouten intronized the...
Read moreSustainable stories from our cheesemaking: water
...water factory," jokes Boot. Efficient use of raw materials The most efficient techniques were usedin the construction of our cheese factory. Because cheese making requires a lot of water and energy and this...
Read moreSustainable stories with Wim Betten of CONO Kaasmakers
...Future Makers. A group of companies striving for a sustainable future. These companies help each other, exchange information with each other. Partners within this group can advise CONO on how to operate even more efficiently and...
Read moreSustainable water treatment: 12% reduction
...This gives the cheese factory a 12.5% CO₂-eq reduction. Most of CONO's wastewater comes from the milk processed intocheese. From a trial that ...
Read moreSustainable stories with farmer Berto Klaver
Berto Klaver from Zuidermeer does have a very human view of how he treats his cattle. "I check myself: if you have to work hard, you wear out sooner....
Read moreSustainable stories with farmer Sandra Oudshoorn
...is focused on making the entire chain sustainable from cow tocheese. Together with about twelve other dairy farmers from the area, Sandra forms the study club 'Beemster...
Read morePositive in cheesemaking
...cold and water. Furthermore, numerous smart techniques have been appliedwith which we aim to save at least 2% energy and water annually. Thanks to all these large and small measures, the...
Read moreSustainable stories with farmer Dick Ubbels
...more the location, soil type and water regime. Smarter nature Against a dike, for example, Ubbels has about eleven acres. Because of the peace and proximity to water, lapwings, black-tailedgodwitsand...
Read more