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La Crosse cheese factory has slice of McDonald's business
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La Crosse Tribune
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August 27, 2008
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McDonald's restaurants sell a variety of wholesome foods and have strict quality and safety requirements for its suppliers - which include the Great Lakes Cheese plant in La Crosse, two McDonald's USA officials said Tuesday during a media day at the plant.
The local plant has 256 employees and makes process cheese by mixing together several types of American cheese with the help of heat. It is one of three suppliers of process cheese to the McDonald's chain, which has about 13,700 U.S. restaurants.
The La Crosse plant also produces process cheese for many other customers. It's one of seven plants operated by Hiram, Ohio-based Great Lakes Cheese.
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