The first processed cheese was made by Walter Gerber in Thun, Switzerland in 1911. Today, this is still sold as "Gala". The first processed cheese in Germany was made by Gebrüder Wiedemann, in 1922. This was named "Adler" (which is German for Eagle). At approximately the same time, Fromageries Bel launched La vache qui rit, which is still available today. In Austria, it was "Alma", in 1921.