Cheese container, cheese block and method of branding cheese

A method of branding a cheese slice comprising

• depositing cheese in a bucket to form within the bucket a block of cheese,
• said bucket having a volume of substantially 2.2 gallons and including a floor and a sidewall tapering outward from the floor and terminating in an outer edge defining an open mouth,
• said sidewall forming within the bucket an internal cavity configured substantially as a truncated cone and having an interior surface with equally spaced apart, longitudinal divider members,
• placing a lid on the open mouth and sealing to close the bucket with the block of cheese therein,
• removing the block of cheese from the bucket by detaching the lid and inverting the bucket to allow the block of cheese to slide from the open mouth,
• upon removal from the bucket, said block of cheese having on an exterior surface thereof longitudinal markings corresponding in position to the longitudinal divider members,
• cutting the block of cheese into wedge shaped slices using at least some of the markings as guides with the marking not used as guides serving as brand markings.