About Us And Everyone

Who We Are

We are a family-owned specialty food store offering our community a vast selection of wine, cheese, and discounted gourmet foods. Our strengths include a superior selection of cheese and wine, competitive prices, and our team’s expertise, allowing us to provide all of our visitors with an enlightening and convenient experience, from first-time shoppers to seasoned connoisseurs. This is a test.

Cheese Traders Team

We are most proud of our team – representing over ten nations from around the world, the Cheese Traders team is the soul of our store. We believe that the customer experience and the team experience are of equal importance, which reflects in our strong team spirit and enjoyable customer service. We express ourselves through our artistic hand-made signs, play our favorite music, and through helping visitors discover uncharted territories in their culinary journeys. We look forward to hosting you!

Competitive Prices – 50 cents for a dozen organic eggs, what gives?

Yes, that’s no typo – we offer ridiculously low prices in comparison to other grocery stores.

Our low prices are due to one of three reasons: 

• We have a massive quantity of a product that we must get rid of.  Low prices help move our inventory and make room for the next massive quantity of goods.
• The packaging is not in “mint” condition – for example, a dented can of tomatoes
• Many items are close to the expiration date or just past. Allow us to be very straightforward – Cheese Traders will never knowingly sell a product which is spoiled or even questionable. We follow a regimented practice of quality control to ensure that all of our deep discounted products are 100% quality guaranteed.  If you are not satisfied, we will offer you a hassle-free return.  This is our promise to you.

Our People

Owners & Partners:
Robert & Maye Bachofen, since 2006
Charles & Ana Alexander, since 2006

Team Leaders:
Stefan Bachofen, General Manager, since 2011
Will Fogarty, Wine, since 2005
Maura Horne, Cheese, since 2011
Linda Conyers, Gourmet, since 2011

Team Members:
Passang Dolma, since 1998
Michael Goldblatt, since 2000
Colin Robertson, since 2007
Dilfuza Askarova, since 2008
Bishnu Khadka, since 2010
Zilfo Iskandarova, since 2010
David Schulz, since 2011
Tenzin Youchok, since 2011
Binita Khakda, since 2011
Tila Dhal, since 2011
Gabriel Ely, since 2011

Community Service

More than just a specialty store, we prioritize our unique ability to create a stronger and happier community. During our annual Garage Sale, we partner with a local charity and help raise funds. Our Community Service Wall of Fame includes: 

• 2008 Visiting Nurses Association
• 2009 Burlington Food Shelf, $10,004
• 2010 Vermont Respite House, $10,750
• 2011 Meals on Wheels, Burlington and Chittenden County, $10,866