Gouda Vint. Schwarz 180g

Henri Willig and his wife Riet took over his parents' farm in 1974. They started making cheese on a very small scale on the farm called Jacobs Hoeve in Katwoude, a province in North Holland. But Henri Willig wanted more, completed a cheese-making course and went on to produce other traditional cheeses himself. He also gave visitors a tour of his cheese dairy, who were impressed by the panoramic view of the polder landscape and the traditional method of production. The family suffered a major setback in April 1985 when the farm burned to the ground. But the Willigs rebuilt their farm and acquired another three farms and four stores. They built two more production facilities in Katwoude and Heerenveen with machines of their own design, which greatly increased production capacity and enabled them to expand their product range. This enabled Henri Willig to introduce his own brands Polderkaas, Polderkaas Biologisch and Hooidammer and to focus more on the production of organic cheese.