I've also encountered plenty of other cheeses in Switzerland, so it certainly wasn't absolute, but it did happen. I can't find the original article anymore, but

I've also encountered plenty of other cheeses in Switzerland, so it certainly wasn't absolute, but it did happen. I can't find the original article anymore, but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Cheese_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Cheese_Union also mentions it. In short, the Cheese Union insisted on focusing on these two cheeses. This ended in 1999, so seeing more cheese now is to be expected, but even in the 1980s, there were absolutely other cheeses available. However, that doesn't mean that variety wasn't way down. Too bad I can't find that original article, which went into a lot more detail than Wikipedia.