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Friday, 19 August, 2011

Dateline CH: High franc puts holes in profits for Emmental cheese

Reporter Imogen Foulkes casts her eye on the strong franc — and how it is denting profit margins for Swiss products, such as Emmental, the cheese famous for its holes:

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A member of the jury award on the occasion of the 5th and tasted Swiss Cheese Awards on Thursday 26 October 2006, in Affoltern one of about 435 in Emmental cheese. The Association of Swiss cheese specialists, Fromarte left in the Emmental Schaukaeserei Affoltern about 100 jurors from home and abroad, the best Swiss cheese tasting: 436 competition cheeses from 23 different categories will be tested to strict regulations, evaluated and awarded on tomorrow's cheese gala. (KEYSTONE / Press Photo / Yoshiko Kusano)
Emmental cheese (KEYSTONE / Press Photo / Yoshiko Kusano)

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