The world is our playing field. Our brand cheeses are distributed to our valued international partners in over 80 countries. And our long-term and intensive partnerships ensure continuity and growth. We surprise consumers across the world with our unique and special flavors. I’m proud of our cheese family and of our highly-motivated Sales and Marketing team that aims to make the difference for our customers, every day.
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It’s great to be part of the Vandersterre team: We offer consumers in the USA an outstanding range of high end, superior Dutch quality cheese, through our brands Landana and PrimaDonna. Superb cow, sheep and goat cheese in lots of different varieties from young to extra aged, even USDA Organic approved! Our customers love our 100% Dutch quality products, cheese from our own estate, which we mature and refine in our own facilities. If you haven’t tried our products yet, let me know, will be happy to hear from you!
Vandersterre The Cheese Family From Holland

A key feature of my markets is that Dutch cheese is highly valued as quality cheese. That’s even better than having a PGI mark. Despite all the transport, documentation and payment challenges, in this market trust and the network really form the most important pillars. Our purchasers value our relationship, in which we offer them the space to grow.
Vandersterre The Cheese Family From Holland

I’ve been working at Vandersterre since January 2006. Germany has traditionally been the most important export market for Vandersterre and we aim to serve everyone in Germany who sells or processes cheese. Germany is certainly not an easy market; the country is known for paying the lowest prices for foods in Europe and to achieve the best deal for Vandersterre we have to go that extra mile, every time.
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The Latin American cheese market has a long history of traditional cheese. We face huge challenges in marketing our specialty cheeses, Prima Donna and Landana, in this region. However, that makes it all the more satisfying when customers clearly see the differences between the Dutch ranges and value the quality of our cheeses.
Vandersterre The Cheese Family From Holland

Belgians enjoy the ‘good life’ and are true gourmets when it comes to food and drink. When you look at the total cheese range sold in Belgium, it’s clear that French and other foreign cheeses are more prominent than in the Netherlands. Our cheeses are also widely represented in Belgian shops and specialty stores, especially Landana Kruidenkazen and Slanke Anke. We’re currently focusing on conquering the Belgian market with Landana Jersey.
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Although the Belgian market is quite close to home distance-wise it still has a completely different culture. This is really apparent in such things their laid back and amiable way of doing business. For me, it’s really interesting to learn in practice how to do business in a different culture.
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The cheese world is extremely diverse: flavors determine the market and luckily we’ve got so many great flavors to offer. Southern, Eastern or Northern Europe, North America and the offshore industry; all markets seeking different ranges and having different demands. Responding to local culture, the demands of today and tomorrow, customer contact and dynamics are what make this work and these regions a real challenge, every day.
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Speciality Cheese is not just something you love, it is something you experience. Wherever you go, it is great to see people’s enthusiasm when you start talking about our specialities, such as our Landana Jersey Gouda or Prima Donna. Being part of serving our vast assortment to the world is an exciting job to do. From Canada to Germany, Vandersterre offers a tailor-made cheese experience for every cheese lover out there!
Vandersterre The Cheese Family From Holland

It’s fantastic to be able to sell our stunning range of specialty cheeses in a market like the USA, because it’s a huge market (with 327 million inhabitants), specialty Gouda cheese is increasingly in demand and more and more people want to eat special cheeses. So, it’s an awesome challenge.
Vandersterre The Cheese Family From Holland

It’s great to be commercial representative for Belgium. After 25 years of operating independently in the ice-cream sector, I’ve since already clocked up some 10 years’ experience in the cheese world. Vandersterre is a fantastic and strong company with a huge range of quality Dutch cheeses, Landana and Boer’n Trots, and we’re introducing these to the Belgian market. Give them a try! The flavor is always a hit!
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Working with an enthusiastic team of people, we tell the story of great brands such as Prima Donna and Landana on the international markets. As Marketing Manager at “the cheese family” Vandersterre, this motivates me personally every day. As runner, I compare building a cheese brand to a marathon; it never just happens by itself, it’s generally a question of perseverance and the ones who work that bit harder than the rest will win in the end!
Vandersterre The Cheese Family From Holland