1922 : born to farmer parents in 1900 in the south of the Meuse département, Henri Hutin founded a craft soft ripened cheese plant in Lacroix-sur-Meuse in 1922. His recipes, know-how and rigour quickly earned him a reputation for excellence in the region, and far beyond, and the title of "Master Cheese Maker".

1964 : patiently and tenaciously, Henri Hutin developed, enlarged and modernised his cheese plant. His simple philosophy reflects his love for a job well done. It was in 1964 that the company started to increase its turnover significantly, by developing its exports to the countries of the European Community and all round the world. These efforts were rewarded with an 'Export Oscar' in 1969.

1978 : in December 1978 Hochland, the German cheese-making group, took over the company. At the end of 1982 the production facilities were transferred to the Dieue-sur-Meuse site in Lorraine, where there are 40,000 sq.m of buildings and a production capacity of 33,000 t/year. Since then the Fromagerie Henri Hutin has never stopped growing and has made significant investments.

2013 : today the Fromagerie Henri Hutin has more than 350 employees and generates sales of nearly €120 million. It enjoys an excellent reputation on the export market and is acknowledged as a company with modern, high-performance industrial facilities, allowing it to meet the requirements and expectations of its customers.

The Fromagerie Henri Hutin is present in every sector, mainly in Europe, but also all round the world either with our own brands, or with distributor brands.


-Conventional distribution
-Hard and soft discount chains
-Importers/distributors and wholesalers
-Fast food outlets and institutional caterers
-Food industry (which uses our products as raw materials or ingredients)

Being attentive to our customers and employees.

This policy is backed up by our commitment to developing a strategy of ongoing improvement and achieving high levels of performance in the areas of :


-Quality
-Innovation
-Safety
-Respect for the environment

1927 : a family company founded in 1927 in the Allgäu region in Bavaria/Germany by Georg Summer and Robert Reich.


Some figures : €1.2 billion turnover - 267,000 tonnes of cheese sold - More than 4,200 employees.


11 production sites in 8 countries