In 1915 ‘The Cooperative of Cheese producers’ was founded as cooperative to export full-cream cheese under the Government Quality label. Later the name changed into ‘De Producent’. The cooperative’s core mission is to strengthen the trading position of farmers. Prior to the foundation of the cooperative, farmers sold their cheese to traders conform market prices, sometimes below cost-price. Establishing the cooperative allows the farmers to receive a guaranteed purchase of their products against fixed compensation for the cheeses.
1915: Thirty-three cheese farmers near Gouda establish the cooperative “De Producent”. They start a small warehouse on the Keijzerstraat in Gouda to mature their own farmhouse cheese. 
1919: De Producent has expended to more than 600 members and starts to build a new warehouse on the Wachtelstraat in Gouda. The cooperative consists of several divisions, like cheese, milk processing, feed and eggs. 
1960: There have been several fusions. Farmhouse cheese becomes the most important division of De Producent. 
1975: The introduction of plastic cheese coating and the mechanic air conditions improves the product quality significant. 
2015: De Producent celebrates its 100th anniversary and receives the Royal Supplier Award. 
2018: Because of the domestic and international growth De Producent invested in a new and sustainable warehouse in Moordrecht. The former warehouse on the Wachtelstraat is transformed info modern appartments.
More than 100 years later, De Producent is still a cooperative of cheese farmers. It still guarantees purchase and fair pricing of cheese produced by its members. Within the cooperative, De Producent has a high number of permanent members. As a result, we are capable to offer a rich and tasty selection of cheese.