Abstract: The present invention is related to a process for the coating of cheese for the purpose of the packaging, protection and/or preservation of cheese, in particular of hard cheese, solid or semi-solid cut cheese in the form of complete loafs of cheese or parts therof, in particular of kinds of cheese having a highly fatty surface and/or a sharp-edged form. The coating process applies a combination of particular protective layers applied in a particular sequence, namely first a layer of selected acetoglycerides and thereafter a layer of a particular cheese wax.