Coast to coast, cheese producers step up during
the coronavirus pandemic.

In a heartwarming show of support for the country and Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, artisan cheesemakers and importers throughout the nation have stepped up in a myriad of ways.

Small business is the life blood of food source sustainability. If a small producer suffers a calamity, other small businesses can pick up the slack. Food survival is a symbiotic relationship between the small producer and local support.

Double the Donations

Northbay Creameries, part of The Rians Group, has recently doubled its donation to Restaurants Care, upping its contribution from 3 to 6 percent of all proceeds from its online store. Sonoma, CA-based Laura Chenel, along with Petaluma, CA-based Marin French Cheese and St. Benoit Creamery, also in Petaluma, started the Northbay Creameries online shop in March 2020 to give customers a convenient way to order products from the security of their homes.

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