The Swiss Cheese Mafia

In 1999, it all came crumbling down.

An empire.

Or more accurately, a monopoly.

For 85 years, a single organization maintained near absolute, top-to-bottom control over one of Switzerland’s most sacred industries: Cheese.

Officially known as the Schweizer Käseunion (Swiss Cheese Union), this group did everything in its (unrivaled) power to ensure…