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Swiss Cottage Cheese Imported to Israel Amid Shortage
Israel is facing a severe shortage of cottage cheese and white cheese, and Euro Cheese has begun importing Swiss cottage cheese for the first time to fill the gap. The imported product is being sold in select non-kosher stores and costs slightly more than local brands.
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What happened
- 01Euro Cheese has started importing cottage cheese from Switzerland for the first time in Israel, responding to a severe shortage of cottage cheese and white cheese.
- 02The Swiss cottage cheese is being sold in select non-kosher stores, including Tiv Ta’am and Kashet Taim, because it does not yet have kosher certification.
- 03The imported product has a three-month shelf life, far longer than the roughly two-week shelf life of Israeli cottage cheese.
- 04Guillaume Chenez, Euro Cheese’s professional manager, said the company seized the chance to import because the domestic shortage remained severe.
- 05The Swiss cottage cheese costs about 8 to 9 shekels per container, compared with roughly 6.5 to 7.9 shekels for local cottage cheese.
- 06Local producers blamed reduced working days during the recent consecutive holidays for the shortage, but supplies have still not recovered after weeks.
- 07Ice said private sellers offered cottage cheese for as much as 50 shekels per container during the shortage.
- 08Hamal said Euro Cheese may pursue kosher production for future imports if demand for the Swiss cottage cheese stays high.
Local producers said reduced working days during the recent consecutive holidays disrupted production, but the shortage has continued for weeks and shelves have remained thinly stocked. Walla and Hamal said the Swiss product is now on sale in Israel, while Ice said private sellers had offered cottage cheese for up to 50 shekels per container during the crisis.
The Swiss cottage cheese has a shelf life of three months, compared with about two weeks for Israeli cottage cheese, which makes import practical. Guillaume Chenez, Euro Cheese’s professional manager, said the company took the opportunity because of the severe domestic shortage.
According to the reports, the imported cottage cheese costs about 8 to 9 shekels per container, compared with about 6.5 to 7.9 shekels for Israeli cottage cheese. Hamal said Euro Cheese may seek kosher certification if demand remains high, and Ice said the product is being sold in non-kosher shops such as Tiv Ta’am and Kashet Taim.
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