Sargento employee from St. Cloud designated prestigious ‘Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker’ status

By: Kathryn Merck

Posted: May 24, 2026 7:49 AM CDT

NOW: Sargento employee from St. Cloud designated prestigious ‘Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker’ status

ST. CLOUD, Wis. (CBS 58) – In Wisconsin, cheese is not just food. It connects farms to families.

A longtime Sargento employee’s recent recognition proves it's the people that create the state’s well-deserved reputation.

For CBS 58’s Sunday Morning, Kathryn Merck takes us inside the Sargento string cheese facility to show what it takes to become a Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker.