Sargento® cheeses are natural cheeses made with the traditional cheese making methods (directly from milk usually by curdling the milk with enzymes and pressing the curd). “Natural cheese” is an established term within the cheese industry to distinguish these cheeses from “process cheese”.

ALWAYS 100% REAL, NATURAL CHEESE Pasteurized Process Cheese Food is only required to contain 51% natural cheese. Sargento® Slices are always 100% real, natural cheese. Because 100% real, natural cheese belongs on your sandwich.

Known for its sweet, nutty taste, Sargento® Sliced Swiss Natural Cheese adds rich flavor to breakfast entrees and all your favorite sandwiches, melts and wraps - especially Reubens. It's also great for appetizer recipes, party platters and as a snack paired with apples, pears or grapes.

A good source of calcium*, Sargento® cheese snacks are the smart snack everyone can enjoy anytime, anywhere. Let the zesty flavor of our sharp cheddar pep up your day. With 5 Grams of protein per serving, Sargento Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sticks, is a good source of protein to help power you through your day.

Real cheeses, like those from Reny Picot, have an ingredients list consisting of milk, salt, and enzymes. That's it. Reny Picot cheeses are 100% real cheese. Old Europe Cheese exclusively uses fresh Class I milk to make each and every one of our Reny Picot cheeses.

Most of the time it hovers around 50% cheese, sometimes more and sometimes less, but at a base level, processed cheese is real cheese cut with other, non-cheese ingredients. Those extra ingredients can include salt, food dyes, preservatives, extra dairy, emulsifiers, or other artificial ingredients.

Sargento Foods Inc. Our consumer products are branded leaders in 100% real, natural cheese. From our shredded and sliced cheeses to our convenient snacks like Balanced Breaks® snacks, Sargento is known and trusted for high quality and superior taste.

It was founded in 1953 in Plymouth, Wisconsin by Leonard Gentine and Joseph Sartori. The company name is a combination of Sartori and Gentine, with an "o" added to make the name sound Italian, as the company specialized in Italian-style cheeses.

Our headquarters in Plymouth is located in the heart of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. In Plymouth, we have our corporate offices, manufacturing as well as our trucking operations. Plymouth is where it all began, starting with the Plymouth Cheese Counter in the 1940s which became Sargento in 1953.

Sargento Foods has been a leader in cheese since 1953. We are proud to be the company that successfully introduced America to pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheese. Today, we manufacture and market amazing natural cheese products, as well as ingredients.

It also contains other nutrients like zinc, phosphorus, and vitamins A and B12. Yet, its saturated fat and sodium may lead to negative health outcomes if you eat too much. Whether you choose to add it to a sandwich or an omelet, Swiss cheese makes a great component of a healthy diet if you eat it in moderation.

Sargento® Cheese Since our founding in 1953, Sargento has been dedicated to innovation. We do what we do for the love of 100% real, natural cheese; from ahead-of-its-time packaging to unique varieties, from industry firsts to industry bests.