Since early January, Lake Erie Creamery has been under the new management of Brian Moran. The award-winning Cleveland-based artisinal creamery was started in 2006 by the husband and wife team of Jerry Onken and Mariann Janosko, who will stay on in advisory roles, says Moran.
Moran, a fine gardener by trade, was a fixture for many years at the West Side Market's City Roast Coffee, where he worked each winter. To learn the cheese biz, Moran worked alongside Lake Erie's founders. Also, long-time staffers are staying on.
"I was a gardener for a long time, and I always enjoyed the challenges of working with living organisms," explains Moran. "But I'm not getting any younger and the job was getting a little old. What I liked about this business is that I can still be creative. And like plants, cheese is alive and constantly evolving."
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