Salem-Area Willamette Valley Cheese Sold To Pacific Foods Founder

Willamette Valley Cheese Company, which operates a creamery and tasting room just west of Salem, has been sold.

The new owner is Chuck Eggert, according to Oregon Department of Agriculture records.

Eggert founded Tualatin’s Pacific Foods, which makes soups, broths, nondairy beverages and more. Last year he sold the company to Campbell’s Soup Company for $700 million.

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