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The origin of the cheese known today as Camembert is more likely to rest with the beginnings of the industrialization of the cheesemaking process at the end of the 19th century. [5] In 1890, an engineer, M. Ridel, devised the wooden box that was used to carry the cheese and helped to send it for longer distances, in particular to America, where ...
Président-branded Camembert. Président is a French dairy brand owned by Lactalis of Laval, Mayenne. The brand was created in 1933 by André Besnier. It is used for butter and for a range of industrially produced versions of traditional cheese.
The invention of the Camembert cheese did not increase the overall consumption of cheese, rather it added credibility and created a positive reputation of Norman produce. [11] By the 1920s, Camembert was the most widely used cheese within France, but it still had several competitors, including the (in comparison) posh Roquefort.
Of course, keeping Camembert alive also means that the cheese’s story is also kept alive. Supposedly, it was first created by a Normandy woman called Marie Harel who picked up tips from a ...
“Camembert is there at each step of our history,” Sementzeff, 41, said as she delicately salted each cheese and flipped it to perfect its rind. “So there is a strong link, I think, with ...
PicturePartners/Getty Images. Camembert (pictured above) is like Brie's little brother from another mother. Yep, this cheese is much younger—having been first created by Marie Harel in 1791, as ...
André Besnier started a small cheesemaking company in 1933 and launched its Président brand of Camembert in 1968. In 1990, it acquired Group Bridel (2,300 employees, 10 factories, fourth-largest French dairy group) with a presence in 60 countries. In 1992, it acquired United States cheese company Sorrento.
Maison Du Camembert a museum telling how the story of the history of the cheese and how it is produced. [6] The museum is in the shape of a Camembert cheese. [7] Beamoncel the manor house, which was the home of Marie Harel. [8] President Farm another museum about camembert that is linked to the dairy brand, Président. [8]