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Caerphilly
Caerphilly , Welsh Caerffili, town (1981 pop. 42,376) and county borough, 108 sq mi (279 sq km), S Wales. Famous for its cheese-making industry, the town of Caerphilly is home to a 13th-century castle, which is the largest in Wales and the second largest in Great Britain after Windsor Castle. A... Read more |
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cheese
cheese food known from ancient times and consisting of the curd of milk separated from the whey. The Production of Cheese The milk of various animals has been used in the making of cheese: the milk of mares and goats by the ancient Greeks, camel's milk by the early Egyptians, and reindeer's milk... Read more |
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casein
casein , well-defined group of proteins found in milk, constituting about 80% of the proteins in cow's milk, but only 40% in human milk. Casein is a remarkably efficient nutrient, supplying not only essential amino acids, but also some carbohydrates and the inorganic elements calcium and phosphorus.... Read more |
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Cheddar
Cheddar epithet of a cheese named after a Somerset village. XVII.... Read more |
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dairying
dairying business of producing, processing, and distributing milk and milk products. Ninety percent of the world's milk is obtained from cows; the remainder comes from goats, buffaloes, sheep, reindeer, yaks, and other ruminants. In the United States, dairy products account for nearly 16% of the... Read more |
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Gouda
Gouda , city (1994 pop. 69,917), South Holland prov., W Netherlands, at the confluence of the Gouwe and Hollandsche IJssel rivers. Gouda is famous for its cheese. Other products include smoking pipes, textiles, candles, pottery, flax, and hemp. Chartered in 1272, Gouda was a center of the medieval... Read more |
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Bagel
Bagel Background The bagel is a dense ring of bread, often rather bland, raised with yeast and containing almost no fat. In fact, the average bagel is about 4 oz (113.4 g) and 200 calories and contains no cholesterol (unless it is an egg bagel) and no fat (unless it is a... Read more |
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The Kroger Company
The Kroger Company 1014 Vine StreetCincinnati, Ohio 45201U.S.A.(513) 762-4000Fax: (513) 762-4454 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1902 as The Kroger Grocery and BakingCompanyEmployees: 200,000Sales: $23.94 billion (1995)Stock Exchanges: New York Cincinnati Midwest SICs: 2022 Natural, Processed... Read more |
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Associated Milk Producers Inc
Associated Milk Producers, Inc. 315 North BroadwayNew Ulm, Minnesota 56073U.S.A.Telephone: (507) 354-8295Fax: (507) 359-8651Web site: http://www.ampi.com Private CompanyIncorporated: 1969Employees: 1,600Sales: $1.2 billion (2001 est.)NAIC: 422430 Dairy Products (Except Dried or Canned)... Read more |
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Edam
Edam , town (1994 pop. 25,640), North Holland prov., N central Netherlands, on IJsselmeer lake; chartered 1357. It is a picturesque town that attracts many tourists. Edam is noted for its cheese.... Read more |
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