COVID-19 Cheese Curd Donation Program
It’s only been a few days since the touching story of milk hauler, Rich Miller, hit KARE11, but the outpouring of support has been nothing short of incredible. Many were touched by his story and his mission of helping both his farmer friends and those in need by starting a cheese curd donation program. Rich’s […]
COVID-19 Update: Curbside Pickup Only At Our Retail Stores
In response to the latest order by Governor Evers, we have to decided to ONLY allow curbside pickup at both of our retail stores. We will remain open our normal 8am-6pm hours* but customers will not be allowed to enter our stores. (*Note: We are closed Sunday, April 12 for Easter.) If you would like […]
Ellsworth Brings Home Some Wins at NMPF Cheese Contest
We were excited to participate in the 2019 National Milk Producers Federation’s Championship Cheese Contest. Every year NMPF hosts the annual cheese contest member cooperatives. This year 15 NMPF cooperative members submitted 237 entries, totaling 3050 pounds of cheese to be judged. (And if you’re asking, ‘what happens to all that cheese after the contest?’ […]
Ellsworth Cheese On Kare11 for National Cheese Curd Day!
When it’s National Cheese Curd Day, the local news outlets know where to go. None other than the Cheese Curd Capital®! Jarrod Luther, Assistant Director of Operations, and Becky Beissel, Marketing, were invited to appear live on Kare11 News on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. They were interviewed by longtime Kare11 news host, Pat Evans, and […]
Meet the New Kid on the Block
We’re happy to introduce our newest cheese curd flavor…hickory bacon! Cheese curds and bacon–we’ve got your two main food groups covered. We can’t take the credit for this amazing flavor combination, but whoever thought of it must be a genius! The squeaky freshness of America’s favorite cheese curd with smokey, salty bacon. It’s our spin […]
Top 15 Cheese Curd Sayings
Cheese curds. The delicious white morsels of salty, squeaky goodness. We all love to eat them (well, maybe not everyone, but we don’t talk to those people) but could they also have the power to inspire, motivate, and just brighten your day? We think so. Allow us to present our top 15 cheese curds sayings […]
Ellsworth Cheese Curds Beat Out Fries
Well, at least at A&W they do. And in some locations, they outsell root beer floats, too! It all started many years ago in Baldwin, Wisconsin. A&W’s Baldwin location, a favorite stop for a classic root beer float, is just 18 miles from the Cheese Curd Capital of Wisconsin. It seemed like a no-brainer to […]
How Wisconsin Cheese Curds Earned the Title, “Best Cheese Curds in Minnesota”
In the ultimate blind taste test, Wisconsin’s best Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery’s cheese curds are now also the best in Minnesota! How could that be? Well, it’s the thing legends are made of. Here’s our story… In June Minnesota’s CBS station, WCCO-TV, put out the call to Facebook followers and viewers to help them find the […]
The End of an Era
This spring cheese curd fans from across the region shed a tear when they heard the news… and the news was all over television, radio, print and social media. Dick Mueller, owner of The Original Deep Fried Cheese Curds booth at the Minnesota State Fair, announced his retirement. It was hoped that Dick could pass […]
The Curds of Summer
As you’re day-trippin’ around the region this summer, your taste buds will be in for a flavor adventure… Just in time for the best days of summer, our ‘Curds of Summer’ event kicks off in our Ellsworth and Comstock retail stores! We’ll be giving our store guests the opportunity to taste-test 10 new flavors of our […]
