Global Whey Protein Ingredients Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025

Global Whey Protein Ingredients Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025



Research Summary

Whey protein supplements typically contain whey protein powder as the primary ingredient, which is derived from whey, a byproduct of cheese production. Whey protein powder is often processed further to produce different forms such as whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate, or whey protein hydrolysate. In addition to whey protein, whey protein supplements may also contain other ingredients depending on the specific product and its intended use. Common additional ingredients include flavorings (such as cocoa powder, vanilla, or fruit flavors), sweeteners (such as sugar, stevia, or artificial sweeteners like sucralose), thickeners or stabilizers (such as guar gum or xanthan gum), and sometimes additional nutrients or additives (such as vitamins, minerals, or amino acids). It's important to read the ingredient list on whey protein products to understand what additional ingredients are included and to ensure they meet your dietary preferences and goals.

According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Whey Protein Ingredients market size was valued at XX Million USD in 2024 and is projected to reach XX Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2032). Notably, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2024, China's market size is expected to be XX Million USD, representing approximately XX% of the global market share. By 2032, it is anticipated to grow further to XX Million USD, contributing XX% to the worldwide market share.

The major global  manufacturers of Whey Protein Ingredients include Arla Foods, Agropur Cooperative, Glanbia PLC, Fonterra, FrieslandCampina, Lactalis Ingredients, Valio, Foremost Farms, DMK Group, Leprino Foods, Euroserum, Devondale Murray Goulburn, Hilmar Cheese Company, Carbery Group, Milk Specialties, Westland Milk Products, SachsenMilch etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.

This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Whey Protein Ingredients. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Whey Protein Ingredients market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.

The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the Whey Protein Ingredients market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Whey Protein Ingredients industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.  

The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.

Global Key Manufacturers of Whey Protein Ingredients Include:

Arla Foods

Agropur Cooperative

Glanbia PLC

Fonterra

FrieslandCampina

Lactalis Ingredients

Valio

Foremost Farms

DMK Group

Leprino Foods

Euroserum

Devondale Murray Goulburn

Hilmar Cheese Company

Carbery Group

Milk Specialties

Westland Milk Products

SachsenMilch

Whey Protein Ingredients Product Segment Include:

Whey Protein Concentrate

Whey Protein Isolate

Hydrolyzed Whey Protein

Demineralized Whey Protein

Whey Protein Ingredients Product Application Include:

Foods & Beverages

Personal Care and Cosmetics

Infant Nutrition

Animal Feed

Others

Chapter Scope

Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends

Chapter 2: Global Whey Protein Ingredients Capacity and Production Analysis

Chapter 3: Global Whey Protein Ingredients Industry PESTEL Analysis

Chapter 4: Global Whey Protein Ingredients Industry Porter's Five Forces Analysis

Chapter 5: Global Whey Protein Ingredients Major Regional Market Size (Revenue, Sales, Price) and Forecast Analysis

Chapter 6: Global Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis

Chapter 7: North America Whey Protein Ingredients Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 8: Europe Whey Protein Ingredients Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 9: China Whey Protein Ingredients Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 10: APAC (Excl. China) Whey Protein Ingredients Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 11: Latin America Whey Protein Ingredients Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 12: Middle East and Africa Whey Protein Ingredients Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 13: Global Whey Protein Ingredients Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Sales, Revenue, Market Share, Price, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)

Chapter 14: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin)

Chapter 15: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers

Chapter 16: Research Findings and Conclusion

Chapter 17: Methodology and Data Sources


1 Whey Protein Ingredients Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
1.2 Whey Protein Ingredients Product by Type
1.2.1 Whey Protein Concentrate
1.2.2 Whey Protein Isolate
1.2.3 Hydrolyzed Whey Protein
1.2.4 Demineralized Whey Protein
1.3 Whey Protein Ingredients Product by Application
1.3.1 Foods & Beverages
1.3.2 Personal Care and Cosmetics
1.3.3 Infant Nutrition
1.3.4 Animal Feed
1.3.5 Others
1.4 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Market Revenue and Sales Analysis
1.4.1 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
1.4.2 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Sales Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
1.4.3 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Market Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
1.5 Whey Protein Ingredients Industry Trends and Innovation
1.5.1 Whey Protein Ingredients Industry Trends and Innovation
1.5.2 Whey Protein Ingredients Market Drivers and Challenges
2 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Capacity and Production Analysis
2.1 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Capacity, Production and Utilization (2020-2032)
2.2 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Production Growth Trend by Region: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2030
2.3 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Production by Region
2.3.1 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Production by Region (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Production Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
2.3.3 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Production Market Share by Region (2020-2032)
3 Whey Protein Ingredients Market PESTEL Analysis
3.1 Political Factors Analysis
3.2 Economic Factors Analysis
3.3 Social Factors Analysis
3.4 Technological Factors Analysis
3.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
3.6 Legal Factors Analysis
4 Whey Protein Ingredients Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.1 Competitive Rivalry
4.2 Threat of New Entrants
4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.5 Threat of Substitutes
5 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Market Analysis by Regions
5.1 Whey Protein Ingredients Overall Market: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
5.2 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
5.2.1 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
5.2.2 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue and Market Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
5.3 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Sales and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
5.3.1 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Sales and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
5.3.2 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Sales and Market Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
5.4 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
6 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Type and Application
6.1 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Type
6.1.1 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
6.1.2 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Sales and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
6.2 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Application
6.2.1 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
6.2.2 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Sales and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
7 North America
7.1 North America Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
7.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
7.3 North America Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Type
7.3.1 North America Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Type (2020-2032)
7.3.2 North America Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
7.4 North America Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Application
7.4.1 North America Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Application (2020-2032)
7.4.2 North America Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
7.5 North America Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Country
7.5.1 US
7.5.2 Canada
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
8.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
8.3 Europe Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Type
8.3.1 Europe Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Type (2020-2032)
8.3.2 Europe Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
8.4 Europe Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Application
8.4.1 Europe Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Application (2020-2032)
8.4.2 Europe Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
8.5 Europe Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Country
8.5.1 Germany
8.5.2 France
8.5.3 United Kingdom
8.5.4 Italy
8.5.5 Spain
8.5.6 Benelux
9 China
9.1 China Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
9.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
9.3 China Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Type
9.3.1 China Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Type (2020-2032)
9.3.2 China Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
9.4 China Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Application
9.4.1 China Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Application (2020-2032)
9.4.2 China Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
10 APAC (excl. China)
10.1 APAC (excl. China) Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
10.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
10.3 APAC (excl. China) Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Type
10.3.1 APAC (excl. China) Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Type (2020-2032)
10.3.2 APAC (excl. China) Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
10.4 APAC (excl. China) Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Application
10.4.1 APAC (excl. China) Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Application (2020-2032)
10.4.2 APAC (excl. China) Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
10.5 APAC (excl. China) Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Country
10.5.1 Japan
10.5.2 South Korea
10.5.3 India
10.5.4 Australia
10.5.5 Southeast Asia
11 Latin America
11.1 Latin America Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
11.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
1`.3 Latin America Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Type
11.3.1 Latin America Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Type (2020-2032)
11.3.2 Latin America Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
11.4 Latin America Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Application
11.4.1 Latin America Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Application (2020-2032)
11.4.2 Latin America Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
11.5 Latin America Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Country
11.6 Latin America Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Country
11.6.1 Mexico
11.6.2 Brazil
12 Middle East & Africa
12.1 Middle East & Africa Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
12.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
12.3 Middle East & Africa Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Type
12.3.1 Middle East & Africa Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Type (2020-2032)
12.3.2 Middle East & Africa Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
12.4 Middle East & Africa Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Application
12.4.1 Middle East & Africa Whey Protein Ingredients Sales by Application (2020-2032)
12.4.2 Middle East & Africa Whey Protein Ingredients Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
12.5 Middle East Whey Protein Ingredients Market Size by Country
12.5.1 Saudi Arabia
12.5.2 South Africa
13 Competition by Manufacturers
13.1 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Market Sales, Revenue and Price by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
13.1.1 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Market Sales by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
13.1.2 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
13.1.3 Global Whey Protein Ingredients Average Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2025)
13.2 Whey Protein Ingredients Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
13.2.1 Whey Protein Ingredients Competitive Landscape Analysis
13.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
13.2.3 Market Dynamic
14 Key Companies Analysis
14.1 Arla Foods
14.1.1 Arla Foods Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.1.2 Arla Foods Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.1.3 Arla Foods Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.2 Agropur Cooperative
14.2.1 Agropur Cooperative Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.2.2 Agropur Cooperative Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.2.3 Agropur Cooperative Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.3 Glanbia PLC
14.3.1 Glanbia PLC Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.3.2 Glanbia PLC Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.3.3 Glanbia PLC Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.4 Fonterra
14.4.1 Fonterra Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.4.2 Fonterra Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.4.3 Fonterra Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.5 FrieslandCampina
14.5.1 FrieslandCampina Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.5.2 FrieslandCampina Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.5.3 FrieslandCampina Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.6 Lactalis Ingredients
14.6.1 Lactalis Ingredients Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.6.2 Lactalis Ingredients Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.6.3 Lactalis Ingredients Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.7 Valio
14.7.1 Valio Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.7.2 Valio Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.7.3 Valio Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.8 Foremost Farms
14.8.1 Foremost Farms Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.8.2 Foremost Farms Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.8.3 Foremost Farms Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.9 DMK Group
14.9.1 DMK Group Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.9.2 DMK Group Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.9.3 DMK Group Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.10 Leprino Foods
14.10.1 Leprino Foods Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.10.2 Leprino Foods Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.10.3 Leprino Foods Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.11 Euroserum
14.11.1 Euroserum Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.11.2 Euroserum Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.11.3 Euroserum Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.12 Devondale Murray Goulburn
14.12.1 Devondale Murray Goulburn Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.12.2 Devondale Murray Goulburn Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.12.3 Devondale Murray Goulburn Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.13 Hilmar Cheese Company
14.13.1 Hilmar Cheese Company Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.13.2 Hilmar Cheese Company Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.13.3 Hilmar Cheese Company Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.14 Carbery Group
14.14.1 Carbery Group Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.14.2 Carbery Group Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.14.3 Carbery Group Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.15 Milk Specialties
14.15.1 Milk Specialties Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.15.2 Milk Specialties Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.15.3 Milk Specialties Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.16 Westland Milk Products
14.16.1 Westland Milk Products Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.16.2 Westland Milk Products Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.16.3 Westland Milk Products Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14.17 SachsenMilch
14.17.1 SachsenMilch Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.17.2 SachsenMilch Whey Protein Ingredients Product Portfolio
14.17.3 SachsenMilch Whey Protein Ingredients Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
15 Industry Chain Analysis
15.1 Whey Protein Ingredients Industry Chain Analysis
15.2 Whey Protein Ingredients Industry Raw Material and Suppliers Analysis
15.2.1 Whey Protein Ingredients Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
15.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
15.3 Whey Protein Ingredients Typical Downstream Customers
15.4 Whey Protein Ingredients Sales Channel Analysis
16 Research Findings and Conclusion
17 Methodology and Data Source
17.1 Methodology/Research Approach
17.2 Research Scope
17.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
17.4 Date Source
17.4.1 Primary Sources
17.4.2 Secondary Sources
17.5 Data Cross Validation
17.6 Disclaimer

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