{"id":1107,"date":"2014-09-11T13:44:42","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T13:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onetik.com\/?page_id=1107"},"modified":"2014-09-15T08:38:53","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T08:38:53","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onetik.com\/en\/our-cheese-dairy\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"
Despite skepticism from certain industry professionals, it turns out this was a great idea, allowing sheep farmers more freedom and ensuring quality and safety in the milk supply. That great idea continues to produce extraordinary Basque cheeses with heart and soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n Our cheese dairy is located in the small village of Macaye at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains in Basque Country; for over 30 years<\/strong> Onetik has collected milk from Berria Cooperative farmers to make authentic and delectable cheeses using the traditional methods handed down by our ancestors.<\/p>\n Today, Onetik collects milk from more than 150 sheep milk farmers and 200 dairy cattle farmers in the Pyrenees region, for a total of over 33 million liters<\/strong> (8.7 million gallons) of milk.\u00a0 Some of the farms are distant and difficult to reach; Onetik supports the preservation of historic pasturelands by continuing to collect in these remote areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In 1978, three small dairy units were built in response to increased milk production in the Basque Country: SICA Esna […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":610,"parent":1092,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-template\/histoire.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1107","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
In 1978, three small dairy units were built in response to increased milk production in the Basque Country: SICA Esna (Macaye),\u00a0Baiguramendi\u00a0(Irissary) and Baigorry. Beginning in 1982, the 3 units combined to form the Berria Cooperative<\/strong>, improving milk collection efficiency. Onetik, the Macaye cheese dairy<\/strong>, was launched the following year. This superb new facility employs state-of-the-art technology while preserving traditional techniques and know-how.<\/p>\n