Industries

Local industries are very important in the community of Lenk. Some industries provide food and beverages, and some provide shelter for the people in Lenk.
One of the very important industries is the Dairy industry.

There are many different industries for cheese in Lenk and most of them make different types of cheese, e.g. soft cheese, hard cheese……etc. Here are some of the more known cheese industries in Lenk:
· Industry Aeschlimann, Reutingen
· Cheese producer Kipfer, Amsoldingen
· Soft cheese industry, Gerzensee

Cheese is made by a very complicated, and difficult process.
Milk is separated and standardised to obtain the desired fat content for the cheese. Some producers also add or remove protein to obtain a desired protein level. It is then pasteurised and transferred to tanks where starter culture and a rennet enzyme is added.

Rennet is usually taken from the stomach of calves, reacts with the casein protein in the milk to make it into curd, the ma...