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{ Janet Fletcher / Food Writer }

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Tough Times for Swiss Cheese

August 4, 2025 janet@janetfletcher.com

Swiss made: Cannalina

Prepare to hoard some Gruyère, people. Unless talks this week produce a shift in positions, the U.S. will immediately implement a 39 percent tariff on imports from Switzerland. I can live without milk chocolate, but I can’t imagine life without my beloved Swiss cheeses. What will happen to Gourmino, the cooperative of small Swiss producers who send us their cave-aged gems, including the wheels from a four-time World Champion? What will happen to Caroline Hostettler, whose U.S.-based business and life’s mission is sourcing, shipping and celebrating traditional Swiss alpine cheeses? Her Adopt-an-Alp program has raised awareness for these rare products and may not survive a trade war.

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In From: Switzerland Tags tariffs, Trump tariffs, Swiss cheese, Swiss exports, Gourmino, Adopt-an-Alp, cheese tariffs, tariff on Switzerland, Cannalina
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What Tariffs Mean for Cheese Fans

April 8, 2025 janet@janetfletcher.com
Tariffs on Swiss Cheese

Maybe, by the time you read this, the tariff wars will be over. Or maybe not. In that case, we’ll be pining for the good old days of $40 a pound French cheese. The on-again off-again import duties have cheesemakers, importers, distributors and retailers unable to make key business decisions. But as it stands now, we’re looking at a 20% tariff on cheeses from EU countries. Switzerland, inexplicably, got slapped with a 31% duty. Go figure. I checked in with importers, distributors and retailers about what this means, potentially, for consumers—and for their own businesses. It’s not pretty.

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Tags cheese tariffs, imported cheese, impact of tariffs on cheese
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Cheese Meets Matzo

March 22, 2021 janet@janetfletcher.com
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The matzo brei I grew up with did not have cheese in it. Just eggs, soaked matzo, salt and pepper. That was my mother’s way, and she wasn’t inclined to experiment. But I’m in charge now. At my house, matzo brei can have green onions and asparagus, and it most definitely can have cheese.

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In From: U.S., Milk: Cow Tags Passover, Passover recipes, matzo recipes, matzo brei, matzo brei with cheese, asparagus, asparagus recipes, tariffs, cheese tariffs, imported cheese
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