September always starts with a vengeance, doesn’t it? To kick the month off with something creamy and comforting, I’m serving up a feature on the family behind Sargento cheese.

Turns out, the shredded mozzarella brand popular at grocery stores across the country started 71 years ago in the back of a funeral home in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The winding story of how that cheese eventually made it to supermarkets is a fun tale. Today, some 60 members of the Gentine family own the brand, including Louie Gentine, the CEO and chairman who I interviewed. Enjoy!

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