About us
Cheese shop Gouda is a unique concept that was created in collaboration with Cheese bar Gouda, with the aim of presenting our beautiful product: unique farm cheese from the Gouda area. We are proud to serve and sell cheeses exclusively from local farms. With 21 farms in the area that produce this delicious cheese, we now offer an assortment of approximately 45 types in our shop. Come by and discover the rich flavors and artisanal quality of our Gouda cheeses!
The producer
For over 100 years, De Producent has been a cooperative of farmers and cheesemakers from the West of the Netherlands, mainly from the regions of Krimpenerwaard and the Groene Hart. De Producent stands for responsible purchasing, maturing and trade of the Dutch top product: cheese! In our warehouse in Moordrecht we mature all cheese to the perfect age.
The Coöperatieve Kaasproducenten was founded in 1915 as an association for the export of full-fat Gouda cheese under the national brand. Later the name “De Producent” followed. The association was founded so that the farmer would be better able to compete with the trader. The farmers sold their cheese to traders who bought in line with the market, which meant that the farmers sometimes had to sell below the cost price. By founding the cooperative, the farmers received a purchase guarantee and a fixed fee for the cheeses.
More than a hundred years later, De Producent is still a cooperative of cheese farmers and it also still guarantees the purchase and responsible procurement of the cheese produced by its members. Cooperative De Producent has a large number of permanent farmers, which means we can always offer a rich and tasteful assortment.
