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Marine Valence monogram Marine Valence Cheesemaking consultancy
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Cheesemaking consultancy & training

Cheesemaking consultant and trainer, working alongside producers and dairies

I lead farmhouse and artisan projects: from designing a dairy workshop to optimising production, including developing cheese technologies and bringing new products to life. Fast response anywhere in France, annual technical follow-up and precise technical audits.

Cutting the curd in the vat with a curd knife
20 years in cheesemaking, from farmhouse to industrial scale
ENILBIO trained by Bernard Mietton, a reference in French cheese technology
Qualiopi certificate 23FOR02042, training activities
France on-site anywhere, including emergencies
What I do

How I work with you

Every dairy is a particular case. I work on site, at your pace, from a one-off diagnosis to year-round technical support.

01

Consulting and technical expertise

I support you inside your own dairy with hands-on technical advice tailored to your operation. I carry out audits, bring field expertise, and work on product development, quality problems and improving what you already make.

02

Projects and production performance

Leading technological and industrial projects: creating dairy workshops, designing premises, drawing up specifications, optimising production, quality management and improving yields.

03

Training and technical support

Cheesemaking training days, bespoke programmes, year-round technical support and rapid intervention anywhere in France, including when a make goes wrong.

In the dairy

From milk to ripened cheese

Curd grains at the surface of a cheese vat
Fine-tuning the make and the curd grain
Cheese moulds draining, with a temperature probe in the curd
Moulding, draining and temperature control
Cheeses ripening on racks in a drying room
Managing affinage and surface flora
Who I work with

Farmhouse producers and artisan dairies

Farmhouse producers

You already process your own milk, or you want to start doing so. I work on sizing the workshop, developing your makes, solving recurring defects and broadening your range.

Diversify my farm

Artisan dairies and small businesses

You have production running and staff whose skills need to grow. I work on yields, quality management, designing new premises and continuing training for your teams.

Develop my team
Flock of sheep on summer pasture in front of a shepherd's hut, below a limestone cliff in the Basque Country
It all starts with the milk, and the milk starts with the flock and the land Photo: Etxeko Prod
Portrait of Marine Valence, cheesemaking consultant
About

Quality, and passing it on

I have been passionate about cheesemaking for more than twenty years, and I had the good fortune to be trained at ENILBIO by Bernard Mietton. My unusual career path lets me adapt to any dairy and any situation, with two constant aims: quality, and passing on what I know.

Today I devote myself to teaching and supporting cheesemakers of every size, from the farmhouse producer to the industrial plant.

My background

Marine Valence Cheesemaking consultant and trainer

Contact

Let's talk about your dairy

A defect that keeps coming back, a workshop to build, a team to train, a make going wrong right now: describe your situation and I will get back to you.

Get in touch