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==  Wisconsin Cheeseman ==

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The Wisconsin Cheeseman, established in 1946, is a privately held mail-order food gift catalog and e-commerce business operating in Monroe, Wisconsin. The company publishes several catalogs and emails each year to promote its line of Wisconsin cheese, sausage, chocolates, fruitcakes, petits fours, cakes, cookies, fresh fruits, nuts and other assorted food gifts.

History
The Wisconsin Cheeseman was started by husband and wife Garvin and Helen Cremer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1946. The company sent out its first mail order flyer of three gift items in 1947. The Cremers moved the business to Madison in 1948.

The first permanent facility for the business was constructed in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1960. In 1965, The company acquired or launched several businesses over the following years: The Mille Lacs Maple Products Corporation (1966), Scotts of Wisconsin fundraising resource (1979), and The Bob White Candy Company of Madison (1980). The Wisconsin Cheeseman launched its website in 1998, and began appearing on the Amazon website in 2005.

The company was purchased by a group of private investors, Wisconsin Food Gift Co., on April 17, 2007. On January 20, 2011 the Wisconsin Cheeseman informed employees the company would be sold or liquidated. After Wisconsin Food Gift Co. went into receivership in February 2011, The Wisconsin Cheeseman was acquired by Colony Brands, Inc., on March 7, 2011, where it continues to conduct business through multiple channels.