Jungle of regulations

Bureaucratic madness in the alpine dairy

Behind every wheel of cheese is not only a lot of manual work, but also a lot of paperwork.(Bild: Kinzel Nicole)

The example of local alpine dairies shows how excessive bureaucracy takes over small businesses. A dairy farmer from Langenegg in Vorarlberg talks about everyday business life and what makes it difficult. 

Christoph Schwarzmann produces award-winning cheese in beautiful Langenegg. When you enter the village dairy's "Käslädele", it smells wonderful. Last year, Schwarzmann was named "Dairyman of the Year". The work is a vocation for him and his colleagues. But as romantic as the production of what is probably the most popular local foodstuff may seem, the reality is somewhat different.