The Laguiole cheese association is a Defence and Management Organisation comprising all the operators involved in the appellation d'origine schedule of specifications, in other words anyone who effectively participates in the production, processing or development activities it spells out. In 2011 the association had 75 members: dairy producers or farmers and a processor.
1) A board of directors whose members come from the following three groups:
2) Management of the Laguiole AOP inspection plan:
Under the supervision of the INAO and subject to its validation, the Laguiole AOP association drafts an inspection plan covering the entire process, from producer to finished product, in order to ensure the quality of Laguiole AOP cheese. Inspections are made throughout the process.
President: André Valadier
Vice-President: François Maynier
Moderator: Christian Miquel
1897: LAGUIOLE AGRICULTURAL AND CHEESE-MAKING ASSOCIATION
President: Charles DUBOC of Huparlac
Vice-Presidents: Alexandre CHAUDIERES of Cayrac, Camille VERNHES of Albouze
Secretary: Émile MALET of Laguiole
Treasurer: Joseph CAPOULADE of Laguiole
The association's goal
Article 7:
1 – To bring about the improvement of Laguiole cheese and higher prices by opening up new outlets;
2 – To look after the buronniers' moral and material interests; etc.
1940: ASSOCIATION TO DEFEND AND PERFECT LAGUIOLE
(statutes adopted in the constitutive general meeting on 4 August 1940)
President: Dr Joseph AYRIGNAC of Huparlac
Vice-Presidents: Antoine ALAZARD at Vieurals
DELFOUR at La Vaysse
Secretary: CHAYRIGUES at Bouet
Treasurer: MIQUEL at Condom
1948: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ATTRIBUTION OF THE NATIONAL QUALITY BRAND TO LAGUIOLE-AUBRAC CHEESE
(statutes adopted in the constitutive general meeting on 12 June 1948)
same bureau
1952: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ATTRIBUTION AND DEFENCE OF THE QUALITY AND ORIGIN LABEL APPLICABLE TO LAGUIOLE-AUBRAC CHEESE
(statutes adopted on 8 June 1952)
President: Emile DE LASSAGNE at La Boissonnade
Vices-Presidents: Joseph FOULQUIER at Goutal
Joseph CATAYS at Barrio
Secretary: Jean-Marie RAYNAL at Huparlac
Treasurer: Emile DIJOLS at Redoulès
1952: ASSOCIATION OF LAGUIOLE CHEESE BUYERS WITH THE C2 CARD
Members:
H ANDRIEU at St Geniez d’Olt
MIQUEL at St Geniez d’Olt
CLERMONT at Ste Geneviève
C. GAYRAUD at Laguiole
CENRAUD at St Chély d’Aubrac
E. LONG at Laguiole
Maria VENZAC at Laguiole
Joseph VENZAC at Laguiole
Goal:
To defend the general and particular interests of its members with regard to the purchase, taxation and profit margins of Laguiole cheese at St Geniez d’Olt
1 July 1967: the Association's Board of Directors resigned to let representatives of theLa Terrisse (Jeune Montagne) dairy cooperative take over the Bureau's responsibility.
Today: a Board of Directors:
- Dairy producers:
Christiane CHAULHIAC
Serge FRANC
Gilbert CESTRIERES
Jean Paul DAGNEAU
Thierry GAMEL
Ludovic MAZARS
Georges MIQUEL
Jean-Louis MIQUEL
Francis SABRIE
André VALADIER
- Farm producer:
François MAYNIER
- Processors:
Franck BOURREL
Philippe ESDOLUC
Bernard ROBERT
- Trainee directors:
Laurent IMBERT
René PLANCHON
Patrick RAYNAL
The Commanderie of the Chevaliers du Taste-Laguiole et des Grands Fileurs d'Aligot de l'Aubrac is a confraternity founded in 1997 to promote Laguiole cheese and Aubrac aligot at public events, when its members don outfits similar to the habits worn by the Aubrac monks who invented those local products. The Commander is André Valadier. The commanderie fulfils its role alongside the association and the Jeune Montagne cooperative.
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