A French cheese company set a world record -- and bested an unofficial record set by a Swiss rival -- by cooking up 4,800 pounds of cheese fondue.

An average of 3.6 million wheels are produced each year, and the industry is worth an eye-popping 2.2€ billion ($2.5 billion), making this cheese one of Italy's biggest exports. A single wheel ...

The Juraflore company took on the Guinness World Record for the largest cheese fondue at ... used for the attempt was filled with 40 wheels of comté cheese variously matured for 9, 15 and 21 ...