Article: Valves prove successful: Waukesha Cherry-Burrell valves are a critical ingredient in Tillamook Cheese's recipe for success. (Partners in Progress).

When you have a time-proven recipe, you don't change it. Sticking with tradition is the cornerstone of success for Tillamook Cheese, Tillamook, Ore. Tillamook's award-winning cheeses -- colby, Monterey jack, pepper jack and colby jack, to name a few -- have been made using the same recipe for 100 years.

The cheese-making process, however, is a different story. Over the years, many improvements have been made, including equipment upgrades and the construction of a new plant. Tillamook Cheese's newest location in Boardman, Ore., Columbia River Processing Inc., was built based on experiences the company had with equipment in the old plant.

"We really wanted ...

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