Heartisan, based in Barron, Wisconsin, was formed in 2021 through the simultaneous acquisition and integration of three market leaders in specialty cheese: Red Apple Cheese, Barron County Cheese, and Cheese Brothers. North Country Packaging was acquired and integrated by the Heartisan platform in June 2023. The combined platform sells over 70 different cheese products in bricks, rounds, slices, and snack forms (including curds, shreds, sticks, and spreads), covering a range of flavors (tomato-sweet basil to ghost pepper) and types, from smoked cheese to kosher cheese. Sold primarily through the Red Apple brand and through retailers nationally, Heartisan is one of the fastest growing specialty cheese groups in the U.S.
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