What Emmental Cheese Factory is known for

The Emmental Cheese Factory in Affoltern im Emmental remains open to visitors after its commercial Emmentaler AOP production ended in June 2025. The shop sells Emmentaler and other Swiss cheeses, and there is still a restaurant at the site. The Königsweg experience explains the regional dairy tradition, and groups can still book a two-hour session making Stöckli cheese by hand in the 1741 building.

The Emmental Cheese Factory in Affoltern remains a place to buy cheese and learn about the surrounding dairy tradition. Its purpose has changed since commercial Emmentaler AOP production at the show dairy ended in June 2025. The shop and restaurant continued operating, so that closure should not be mistaken for the whole visitor site closing.

The cheese shop offers Emmentaler alongside a wider Swiss selection, with cheeses of different styles available to compare. That makes the visit useful for choosing something to take home rather than assuming every wheel was made here. The restaurant offers another way to spend time at the site without following a production tour.

The Königsweg visitor experience explains the story of Emmentaler, while former production equipment forms part of the site's changing presentation. Anyone planning a visit specifically to watch commercial cheesemaking should account for the end of that activity. Cheese is still made here on a small scale. The Stöckli session runs for two hours by advance booking, led by a cheesemaker in the building dating from 1741. The group price is CHF 530 for up to 20 people and includes one wheel of 8 to 10 kg, with a second wheel at CHF 215. The wheels mature for four months and are then cut, vacuum-packed and posted within Switzerland only, so nothing goes home on the day.