Cheese Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis
Roughly 90% of American adults eat cheese. Adults and kids eat it at home, in restaurants, and when they snack on-the-go throughout the day. Mozzarella and cheddar have been the long-standing darlings of the cheese segment, and even goat cheese has gained its fair share of advocates over the years. But foodies and the desire to seek out gourmet varieties has flooded the U.S. market with all sorts of artisanal offerings. In addition, the nationwide swing toward healthier fare is reshaping the cheese industry as much as any other.
The retail cheese market can be divided into three main categories: natural cheese (including most gourmet or specialty cheeses), processed cheese (including American cheese), and imitation cheese. Each of these categories can be divided into dozens or even hundreds of subcategories made up of groups and individual types of cheese.
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Cheese Industry Research & Market Reports
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Plant-Based Dairy in Morocco
... Trading led the way with Sojasun and Bjorg soya drink brands, respectively. However, limited availability in select modern stores, combined with the absence of robust advertising campaigns, hindered these products from reaching a broader consumer ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Guatemala
... dairy and alternatives in 2023. Value sales are largely driven by younger consumers, which consider plant-based products to be healthier and less damaging to the environment, though the high prices is an obstacle. Euromonitor International's ... Read More
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Other Dairy in Bolivia
... with the performance dragged down by condensed milk. Condensed milk is dependent on imports and with external inflationary pressures leading to price rises, this is expected to dampen volume growth for condensed milk. Euromonitor International's ... Read More
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Cheese in Latvia
... improving in 2023; however, economic uncertainty prevails. Consumer preferences for more affordable cheeses are rising across the category with private label ranges making gains in 2023. Lidl’s entrance into Latvia in October 2021 has brought ... Read More
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Other Dairy in New Zealand
... coffee at home, moving away from instant to using coffee beans or ground coffee. Coffee whiteners did have a place in the market in the past, as these offered a non-dairy alternative to milk to ... Read More
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Cheese in Italy
... the outbreak of war in Ukraine have had significant impacts on the entire food chain, increasing production costs and decreasing the availability of labour. In addition, adverse weather in some Italian regions reduced milk production, ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Italy
... expected to see the fastest increments (ongoing double-digit rises in retail volume and current value sales). Within plant-based dairy, the fast growth in “other” plant-based milk is at the expense of soy drinks, which continues ... Read More
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Cheese in China
... to experience a double-digit decline. This will primarily be driven by a sharp drop in sales of cheese sticks within processed cheese. In the preceding years, propelled by the fervent sales of cheese sticks, the ... Read More
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Dairy Products and Alternatives in the Philippines
... inflationary pressures, as energy and food prices posted lower increases, combined with improvements in distribution in modern and traditional retailers. Demand was further buoyed by the trend towards consuming breakfast at home more often, as ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Indonesia
... consumers. Their positioning is not so much as a milk alternative but simply as another type of drink which is made from beans (soybean or mung beans, etc). Soy drinks also have wide distribution channels ... Read More
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Cheese in the Philippines
... offerings, such as Cheese Whiz and Eden, remained the most popular options and were the key drivers of growth during the review period. The widespread availability of such products in traditional retailers, such as sari-sari ... Read More
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Cheese in the Czech Republic
... the price change caused a noticeable shift in purchasing behaviour of Czech customers, and as such, a larger part of the cheeses produced in Czech were exported. Cheese is viewed more as a luxury food ... Read More
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Cheese in France
... declines for many types. The notable exceptions to volume declines are spreadable cheese, due to perceived versatility, and packaged hard cheese. On the other hand, unpackaged hard cheese is struggling due to the impact of ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Costa Rica
... the most popular and is entering the mainstream. However, as yet, plant-based cheeses and yoghurts are difficult to find. Also, within plant-based milk, soy drinks remains the most popular, with brands such as Soya Pac, ... Read More
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Other Dairy in Costa Rica
... terms of volume sales, that is condensed milk, drags down overall volume sales. With society fully opened up, there is less time spent at home and less baking, and this is expected to lead to ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Nigeria
... unit pricing. Despite showing considerable growth over the review period, plant-based dairy remains a relatively niche category in Nigeria, rendering it non-essential in the eyes of most consumers. Euromonitor International's Plant-based Dairy in Nigeria report ... Read More
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Cheese in the United Arab Emirates
... current value sales remained positive. In 2023, although a return to retail volume growth is expected, this will be limited, and below the pre-pandemic rates of increase, although again, current value growth is set to ... Read More
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Cheese in Greece
... allowed cheese production from raw milk under certain conditions. As such, the American Agricultural School produced cheese from unpasteurised cow's milk in Greece, which has more properties than regular cheese. Euromonitor International's Cheese in Greece ... Read More
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Cheese in Estonia
... volume sales. However, inflation is expected to still be an issue, though its growth is expected to ease. As a result, consumers are expected to be price sensitive and prioritise value for money. Hard cheese ... Read More
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Other Dairy in Spain
... an increase in retail distribution. The largest category, which is chilled dairy desserts, is negatively impacting the performance of other dairy products with these products suffering from an unhealthy image and rising prices. Although inflation ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Bolivia
... distribution, both in supermarkets and also local neighbourhood stores, and as a result soy drinks have entered the mainstream. The main local offering is from Pil Andina, with its offering more affordable than the main ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Portugal
... to traditional dairy products is on the rise. Plant-based milk represents by far the largest product area, with other plant-based milks, such as almond milk and oat milk, as well as varieties made with pea ... Read More
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Cheese in Hungary
... food item by many, and as such, it is deemed unessential and cut from consumers' baskets when they have lower purchasing power. In 2022, this meant that cheese saw a double-digit retail volume decrease. This ... Read More
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Other Dairy in Estonia
... growth and moderate volume growth. In 2023, chilled desserts is expected to be the best performing product, though from a small base. Tere leads in chilled desserts and continues to innovate, including following health trends ... Read More
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Other Dairy in Guatemala
... both current and constant value decline and only minimal volume growth. Imported products are most affected by inflation and as a result though condensed and evaporated milk is expected to register the highest current value ... Read More
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