At the turn of the century, Paul Sartori emigrated to the United States from the small town of Valdastico, http://www.comune.valdastico.vi.it/, just a few miles from Asiago, in the picturesque, northern provinces of Italy. Paul Sartori was determined to bring fine Italian cheese making to America. He founded S&R Cheese, now Sartori Foods, in beautiful Plymouth, Wisconsin in 1939. The Kettle Moraine region of east-central Wisconsin provided an ideal setting to replicate traditional cheesemaking with a similar climate and rural landscape to Northern Italy. Joe Sartori, Paul's son, guided and expanded the business for over 30 years.

Now in its third generation of family ownership, Paul’s grandson, Jim Sartori, has continued the Sartori Foods tradition as a privately-held, family-owned manufacturer focused on producing high quality, specialty cheese. Utilizing the rich farmland and plentiful milk supply of the surrounding area, Sartori Foods has established a network of patron family farmers dedicated to supplying quality milk. Our team of Master Cheesemakers remains involved in all aspects of the cheesemaking process while our product developers and culinary specialists focus on ensuring consistent functionality and designing creative, culinary applications.

Sartori Foods has expanded on the Wisconsin tradition of producing great cheese, becoming a leader in creating handcrafted products for the foodservice, ingredient and specialty retail markets through dynamic growth and increased market share. In 2005, Sartori Foods acquired a specialty blue-veined facility in southwestern Wisconsin now known as Glacier Point Artisan Cheese Company. Glacier Point produces award-winning Dolcina (TM) Gorgonzola, a unique, sweet artisan blue-veined cheese, in addition to an excellent, traditional Blue and Gorgonzola.

In July 2006, Sartori added the quality Italian cheese manufacturer formerly known as The Antigo Cheese Company to the Sartori family via an acquisition. Products produced in our Antigo plant include the internationally celebrated SarVecchio (TM) Parmesan, formerly Stravecchio Parmesan, SarVecchio Asiago and other fine Italian-style cheese. Most recently, SarVecchio Parmesan garnered additional accolades including a “best of class” gold medal in the US Championship Cheese Contest held in March of 2007 following on its 2006 success at the World Cheese Awards where it was honored as the Best US Cow's Milk Cheese.

Innovation and creative thinking are key to the success of Sartori Foods. As we expand and develop beyond traditional cheese products, we continue to broaden our focus to include unique, signature cheese such as our Bellavitano, a creamy, aged cheese featuring a complex and unique flavor profile, as well as flavor system solutions including our line of intensified products engineered to minimize and maximize performance in industrial applications.

Always Thinking Ahead.

Valdastico, Italy:
Home to the Sartori family



Paul Sartori