We Are Market Leaders
Founded in 2009, we are an award-winning Illinois based Private Label & Co-Packing Hispanic cheese manufacturer for national retailers, top brands, and distributors. We offer the highest quality & most extensive Mexican, Caribbean and Central American cheese and creams product assortment crafted with care and a personal sense of ownership using milk free of rBST hormones. We are known as a safe and trusted supplier because of our state of the art SQF certified plant, experience as former owners of Nuestro Queso the award-winning Hispanic cheese brand and our superior levels of service, flexibility, and innovation. Company Headquarters: Chicago, IL Plant: Kent, IL Number of Employees: 89 CEO: Mark Braun
Mission
To delight our customers with the highest quality, most authentic Hispanic cheese and dairy products.
“Nuestro Queso, for us, means freshness and taking a sense of ownership in everything we do.”
Mark BraunSustainability is Embedded Across our Company
Our Best Efforts Towards Sustainability
Here are some of our most recent projects:

rBST Free Milk
We make our quesos with great care & artisanship. All our cheeses are made from rBST free milk sourced from local farmers that care about the well-being of their animals.

High Efficiency Lights
Our higth efficiency lights use 25%-80% less energy than traditional incandescent light bulbs.

Recycling
We recycle everything we can. We have established cost-effective, environmentally responsible recycling efforts to reduce our carbon footprint.

Crop irrigation sprayer
Preserving and renewing our natural resources is our responsibility: We are expanding our lagoon system to treat waste water and use it for the irrigation of adjacent crop land.

We have built leading Hispanic cheese brands for national retailers, top brands, and distributors.

We are focused on co-packing and private label manufacturing.

Operating from an advanced Hispanic cheese manufacturing plant centrally located in the Midwest

Our Value Proposition
The Highest Quality & Most Extensive Hispanic Cheese And Creams Products Portfolio With Superior Levels Of Service, Flexibility And Innovation
Our clients know us as a trusted and knowledgeable Hispanic cheese/dairy private label manufacturer because of our state of the art SQF Level 3 certified plant and experience as the former owners of Nuestro Queso – The award-winning Hispanic cheese brand.

What Differentiates Hispanic Cheese Makers
![]() | High Quality |
![]() | State of the Art Manufacturing |
![]() | Innovation |
![]() | Flexibility |
![]() | We Invest for the Future |
![]() | Continuous Improvement |
![]() | Quality Milk |
![]() | In-house Shredding and Grating |
![]() | Extensive assortment that is regionally relevant |
![]() | SQF Level 3 Quality Certified Plant |
Our Values

Product Quality & Performance
Our many awards prove we make the best Hispanic cheese in the country.

Results
We love success.

Safety
The safety and well-being of our workers is our #1 priority.

Integrity
We always act with integrity and show respect to others in everything we do.

Accountability & Teamwork
We take personal accountability for our actions and results.

Inclusion
We believe that creating a work force and a workplace that values diversity and fosters inclusion is essential to our success.

Customer Service
We are passionate about serving customers with excellence as they are our ultimate boss.

Sustainability
Our responsibility is to co-create a world where each of us, our communities & our planet can flourish.
Start your Hispanic Dairy Brand Today!

Hispanic Cheese Makers formerly Nuestro Queso makes it easy to start a new private label/co-pack project or to make a change from your existing supplier. Our superior quality products, state-of-the-art manufacturing, and product innovation will drive your sales growth.
Office
Plant 752 Kent Road Kent, IL 61044 Office: (815) 443-2100 Fax: (815) 443-2133
Toll-Free: 1-877-794-2525