The
Swiss Cheese Union (, ) was a marketing and trading organization in
Switzerland which from 1914 to 1999 served as a
cartel to control cheese production. To this end, the Swiss Cheese Union mandated production be limited to only 3 varieties:
Gruyere,
Emmental, and
Sbrinz, and bought the entire production and distribution of cheese at prices set by the Swiss Federal Council. It also coordinated the national and international marketing for these three varieties of cheese.