Method for processing stretched-curd cheeses, including the following sequence of steps, stretching the melted cheese to obtain stretched curd; forming said stretched curd to obtain portions of stretched curd with predefined shape and weight; packaging said portions of stretched curd to obtain packaged portions; and hardening said packaged portions in a bath with a controlled temperature to obtain already packaged stretched-curd cheeses.

The disclosure relates to a method of automated on-farm production of a plurality of types of dairy products on demand, comprising the automated steps of receiving an electronic order for a dairy product from a consumer; filling a tank with milk directly from milking; filling a batch of containers from the tank; passing the batch of containers through at least one processing module configured to apply a processing step adapted to the dairy product ordered; storing the processed contents of the batch of containers in a controlled-atmosphere module; and on request from the consumer on site, conditioning the processed contents of the batch of containers in a form suitable for presentation to the consumer.

A food container configured to store a foodstuff therein, the food container including an inner structural layer at least partially defining an internal volume in which the foodstuff may be positioned and an outer structural layer located outside the inner structural layer relative to the internal volume. Where the outer structural layer is adjustable between an installed position, in which the outer structural layer encompasses and provides structural support to the inner structural layer, and a detached position where the outer structural layer does not encompass and does not provide structural support to the inner structural layer, and where the outer structural layer is adjustable between the installed position and the detached position without having to remove the foodstuff from the internal volume.