Liebefeld Kulturen AG

Liebefeld Kulturen AG is a dairy industry distributor based in Posieux, Switzerland selling ingredients & cultures, testing & quality.

Liebefeld Kulturen AG holds the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute Swiss cheese cultures from the official strain collection for commercial use. The company operates under a public-private partnership between the Swiss Confederation and the dairy sector, with research and culture reproduction carried out by Agroscope. Its range of about 40 cultures covers mesophilic, thermophilic and vegan cultures for cheese, yogurt, fermented milk products and butter, and it also sells a methylene blue concentrate for reductase testing. Cultures are mainly distributed to artisanal cheese dairies throughout Switzerland, and export of strains from the base collection is prohibited. The company is based c/o Agroscope in Posieux, Fribourg region, Switzerland.