Born in 1946, the Coopérative Agricole Laitière of Blâmont (C.A.L.) now hires 80 members 
of staff  and has a turnover of almost 21,50 million Euros  (2000). 
The headquarters are in Blâmont (100 km West of Strasbourg).
It is certified ISO  9002.

La  C.A.L. was one of the firstmanufacturers of  Munster Géromé  in  France. It is a   
cheese of soft paste and washed rind manufactured from cow milk. When it is young, not
much ripened, its rind is of an orangey colour, its texture is soft but the heart stays a little 
crumbly and its taste is fresh. A little older it is ripened just right, its rind is of a rusty colour,
its paste is creamy and its subtle flavours assert themselves.

This product has been recognised cheese of  Appellation  d'Origine Contrôlée
since the decree of  1969 .  So the milk used for manufactureis collected in a designed 
geographical zone and the rules of production are stated in a specificcode of practice.
The  Munster  Géromé " Val de Weiss" can be made out of pasteurised milk or raw milk 
with or without cumin; its diameter varies from 8 to 19 cm
for a weight going from 125   grams   to  1,6  kilograms.

   The C.A.L. also offers its specialities :
- free - range munster chesses made out of raw milk,
- chesses made with some white wine alcohol (au marc de Gewurztraminer),
- chesses made with  beer alcohol (à la Fleur de Bière),
- des  blancs  à  fromage,  true chesses from the Alsace and Lorraine regions 
  mainlyintended for salads and at the aperitif,
- Château - Blâmont  , salted   fromage    frais that one can eat with herbs or also in a pie,
- Munster cream (Crème de Munster), manufactured exclusively with Val de Weiss,
- and finally the  OMEGA3  cheese , the latest cheese manufactured by the C.A.L. Blâmont.

The quality of the  "Val de Weiss" products are recognised on a national as well as international :
 - 3 gold medals at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris in 1997.
- 1 gold medal at the International Cheese Competition in London in 1997.
- 1 gold medal at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris in 1998.
- 1 silver medal at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris in 1998.
- 1 bronze medal at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris in 1999.
- 1 silver medal at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris in 2000.
- 1 bronze medal at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris in 2000.
- 1 gold medal at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris in 2001.