Category: Dairy Products
Europe Dairy Products
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Other Dairy in the Netherlands
... have been facing escalating production costs — from core ingredients like milk and sugar to ancillaries like packaging. Adding to the financial strain is the tangible rise in staffing expenses, a consequence of wage inflations ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Ireland
... concern over the role that a diet high in saturated fat has to play in promoting the onset of a variety of serious long-term health problems, including obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Furthermore, increasing numbers ... Read More
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Cheese in Ireland
... The desire to improve one’s diet to maximise long-term health outcomes emerged strongly among local consumers at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and it has remained a major consumer demand trend during the post-pandemic ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Belgium
... end of 2022, retail volume sales had largely returned to 2019 levels. Sales of plant-based dairy have returned to growth in retail volume terms in 2023. This is thanks to investment in innovation and new ... Read More
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Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products in the Netherlands
... While plain yoghurt is witnessing positive growth, other members of yoghurt and sour milk products are falling – largely thanks to unfavourable prices. For flavoured and drinking yoghurts, the scepticism surrounding sugar and artificial sweeteners ... Read More
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Dairy Products and Alternatives in Belgium
... available income. As a result, total volume sales returned to pre-pandemic levels after peaking in 2020 when Belgium went into lockdown. In 2023, the effects of the inflation crisis continue to be felt, although at ... Read More
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Butter and Spreads in Ireland
... with rising production and distribution costs at a time of high inflation and pressure on demand due to significant increases in the cost of living. Rising prices affected virtually all butter brands throughout 2022 and ... Read More
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Dairy Products and Alternatives in the Netherlands
... showing no signs of abating in 2023. Moreover, the skyrocketing prices of fertilisers – the linchpin of agricultural productivity – are adding to the burden. As such, dairy producers have had to adapt. While they've ... Read More
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Cheese in Belgium
... cheese declined strongly both in 2021 and 2022. This was due to consumers returning to out-of-home activities and consuming fewer meals at home and also because of steep price increases. In 2023, price increases have ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in the Netherlands
... it could be, thanks to a marked escalation in average unit prices of plant-based dairy products - echoing a trend seen across many categories. This upward price trajectory has curtailed manufacturers' ability to broaden their ... Read More
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Cheese in the Netherlands
... soaring cheese prices leading to fewer purchases among local consumers. Although 2023’s price hike was less dramatic than that of 2022, Dutch consumers are nonetheless feeling the impact as they grapple with rising living costs. ... Read More
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Butter and Spreads in Belgium
... sales of butter have continued to decline, albeit at a slightly more modest pace. This decline is due to two major factors. Firstly is the competition from edible oils and secondly are the negative health ... Read More
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Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products in Belgium
... terms. The latter is due to the lingering effects of the inflation crisis, with retail prices continuing to rise in 2023. The consumption of yoghurt slumped in 2021 and 2022, following strong growth in 2020 ... Read More
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Other Dairy in Belgium
... consumers to look for value-for-money but also to focus on essentials. In this context, other dairy declined in retail volume terms in 2022. With inflation stabilising slightly in 2023 the category has seen a slower ... Read More
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Butter and Spreads in Slovenia
... Health experts identified butter as one of the key culprits in increasing the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and obesity in the country. In response, manufacturers are looking for ways to produce healthier butter and spreads, ... Read More
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Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products in Switzerland
... retail environment. In Switzerland, yoghurt and sour milk products offer added health benefits, including probiotics, and fat or sugar reduction, while many players advertise products as being lactose-free. These aid sales, with these products aligning ... Read More
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Cheese in Slovenia
... volume growth of the category, where spreadable cheese is the fastest growing category. Consumers more often switch from butter spreads to cheese spreads due to promoted nutritional benefits of cheese, such as high in protein ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Norway
... as that of its traditional dairy counterpart. Key drivers of plant-based milk’s downturn include a decrease in occasions for consumption, marked by a shift away from home cooking and leisurely sit-down breakfasts, coupled with a ... Read More
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Other Dairy in North Macedonia
... this particular category. The prevalence of home cooking and home baking in North Macedonia has remained strong since the COVID-19 pandemic, driving demand for core products such as cream. Chilled snacks are becoming more appealing ... Read More
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Butter and Spreads in Norway
... behaviour. As Norwegians embrace outdoor activities anew and reduce their domestic culinary pursuits, there has been a definite decrease in home-cooking and baking – especially from scratch. In addition, rising health consciousness and prevailing health ... Read More
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Cheese in North Macedonia
... for such high demand, as it can be used in preparing various foods including pizza. Consumer interest in cheese continued to increase during 2023 as increasing numbers of Macedonians came to value the product’s high ... Read More
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Butter and Spreads in North Macedonia
... volume terms, butter is growing moderately despite the shrinking consumer base. As the price advantage of margarine and spreads has been eroded in recent years due to rising manufacturing costs, consumers have turned to butter, ... Read More
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Other Dairy in Norway
... suffering a continued downward turn, attributable mainly to a reduction in consumption occasions. The societal shift away from home cooking is playing a pivotal role in this declining trajectory. Euromonitor International's Other Dairy in Norway ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Switzerland
... Plant-based Dairy in Switzerland report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2018-2022, it identifies the leading ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy in Slovenia
... forcing consumers towards dairy-free diets. This in turn is fuelling growth of plant-based dairy. Marketing activities promoting plant-based dairy products as healthier and more nutritional are also contributing to growth of the market, making these ... Read More
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