One of America's oldest cheesemaker is up for sale
Crowley Cheese is considered Vermont’s oldest active cheese factory and one of the oldest in the country
One of America's oldest small businesses is up for sale. It could be yours—if you have enough cheddar.
Crowley Cheese, based in Healdville, Vt., has been around for more than 200 years, and the property of Galen Jones and his wife Jill Jones for the past 16. Now the company is on the block, with Galen, who is 68, ready to step away from the business of churning out handcrafted artisanal American cheese.
"I'm an old man, and I’m ready to retire," he said.
The asking price, $2.5 million, would get a buyer the factory, about 16 acres of surrounding land, cheesemaking equipment, the brand, and some 50,000 pounds of aged cheese. The business, which employs five people, is “growing and profitable,” according to Galen Jones.
A buyer would also get a recipe that dates back to 1824 for Crowley’s cheese, described as having yogurt-like qualities that distinguish it from other cheddars.
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