Switzerland is home to about over 450 varieties of cheese. Cow's milk is used in about 99 percent of the cheeses produced. The remaining share is made up of sheep milk and goat milk.
In September 2012, the federation of Swiss Cheese producers organized an exposition at the Cremerie de Paris, a former historic Cheese shop of the times of the Paris Les Halles that has become an international expo center. The exposition was accompanied by various events like cheese cooking lessons from the French chef Jean Charles Karmann. Many press articles and the Guide Michelin followed the event.