Nowe Skalmierzyce, Poland

SM Lazur

Specialist blue cheese cooperative (1971) producing Lazur, Camembert and Brie under private label for Western Europe.

SM Lazur, formally Lazur – Spółdzielczy Związek Grup Producentów Rolnych (a dairy cooperative), is based in Nowe Skalmierzyce, Poland. The company specializes in the production of blue-veined cheeses, a focus it adopted in 1996 when it transitioned from producing milk, butter and cottage cheese to exclusively manufacturing noble mold-ripened cheeses. In 1959, inspired by French recipes, the company began producing what became known as Rokpol, a Polish variant of Roquefort, which later became its flagship product relaunched as Lazur in 1997.

The company operates one of Europe's most modern production lines and was first in Poland to introduce blue-veined cheeses in sliced form and as melting cheese variants. Raw material comes exclusively from local dairy producers within a 40 km radius of the facility, ensuring freshness and quality control. The company has expanded beyond the domestic market and sells to multiple countries in the European Union. Products are manufactured according to natural recipes without preservatives or unnecessary additives, emphasizing clean-label positioning.

The company maintains rigorous food safety standards and controls every production stage from milk through final aroma and structure assessment. Lazur remains fully Polish-owned and cooperative-structured, with ownership retained by local dairy farmers who supply the milk.

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