Cheesemakers is located in Montgomery County, Texas. It was founded by James C. Keliehor, P.E., who originally is from South Texas. James grew up on his family farm. He learned from his aunt and uncle about making dairy products such as butter, buttermilk and soft cheese curds. After graduating from the University of Texas in Austin as a Mechanical Engineer, he became invested in the food industry when he began working with his cousin, Dr. James C. Curry, owner of Custom Ingredients, Inc. of New Braunfels, who developed cheese formulations for shelf-stable products.
Cheesemakers specialty products include Jaimito Mexican Style Cheeses (named for Keliehors’ son) and Lone Star Chevre (named for the location of the plant in Montgomery County, Texas birthplace of the Lone Star Flag and his daughter as she is his little miss Lone Star). These are sold in gourmet groceries and used by restaurants.