50,000-pound Cottage Cheese Container Being Installed
Jul 09, 2020 (Westby, WI)
It’s not every day one comes across a 50,000-pound container of cottage cheese, but it won’t be long before it’s commonplace in Westby.
Westby Cooperative Creamery is giving its 6,280-gallon silo on Main Street a face lift and wrapping it to look like a giant cottage cheese container. The change pays homage to the area’s dairy heritage and designation as “The Cottage Cheese Capital of Wisconsin.”
“With 13 to 14 million pounds of cottage cheese leaving this facility on a yearly basis, we thought it would be fitting to create a visual representation of this work and the work of our 175 farmer-owners,” the Creamery’s General Manager Pete Kondrup said.
Technically speaking, the silo does not hold cottage cheese. This silo most often holds yogurt, but the Creamery is best known for its World Championship 4% small curd cottage cheese and the wrap helps emphasize this prestigious recognition.
The installation will be completed by Shawn Engh of Signs by Shawn, Viroqua. The material used to wrap the silo is a 3M Scotchcal vinyl with a UV laminate to protect it. It will adhere by adhesive backing much like a vehicle wrap.
“I have done some large billboards, but this might be the most interesting project,” Engh said.
The installation is expected to be complete by the end of July.
Westby cottage cheese is widely distributed in the Upper Midwest. To find a store near you, visit /store-locator/ and enter your zip code. Or, stop by the Westby Creamery Cheese Store at 206 South Main Street, Westby.
