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State of the Industry: A sunny and bright outlook for cheese

With 0.5% growth, cheese category to churn out $69.7 billion by 2028

November 15, 2024

“Summer Sun, something’s begun” sings John Travolta (Danny Zuko) about his summer romance at the beach with Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) during the song “Summer Nights,” one of the many popular hit songs in the 1978 musical “Grease.”

Cheese sales continue their ascent

Strength continues to be seen.

Brian Berk

December 8, 2023

More cheese, please… In several cases, consumers are buying more. Natural cheese sales total $17.5B, with natural cheese chunks and shredded dominating the market with dollar and unit sales gains.

Can the dairy industry extend the squeakiness of fresh cheese curds?

Research underway to measure textural changes to prolong maximum flavor, squeak.

John Lucey Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research

John A. Lucey

October 21, 2022

Research underway to measure textural changes to prolong maximum flavor, squeak.

Mixed results for natural and processed cheese at retail

Both categories lost ground, but a number of subcategories bucked the downward trend.

Kathie Canning

March 23, 2022

Both categories lost ground, but a number of subcategories bucked the downward trend.

A slowdown in growth for retail cheese

Sales of natural cheese flattened, while processed cheese lost ground.

Kathie Canning

November 15, 2021

When we last covered the retail cheese segment in a Market Trends report — back in April of this year — the picture was very Gouda across the board.

‘Gouda’ news for retail cheese

Both natural and processed cheese posted double-digit dollar sales growth in the 52 weeks ending Jan. 24, 2021.

Kathie Canning

March 17, 2021

The past year saw reduced demand for cheese on the foodservice side, thanks to widespread pandemic-related restaurant closures and indoor dining bans. However, the picture was much brighter on the retail cheese side.

Cheese sales explode in retail channels

Both the natural and processed cheese categories saw double-digit dollar sales gains.

Kathie Canning

November 16, 2020

It has been a very, very good year for cheese, at least within the major retail channels. Dollar sales within the natural cheese category shot up 17.0% to $15,449.5 million during the 52 weeks ending Oct. 4, 2020, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI.

2020 State of the Industry: Cheese is flying high

But the category also has had to contort around high retail demand and extreme losses in foodservice/commodity sales.

Anna Boisseau

October 29, 2020

Americans' love affair with cheese is defying gravity. According to Chicago-based market research firm IRI, over the 52 weeks ending Sept. 6, 2020, natural cheese retail sales were swinging high through the air.

Milk butter cheese photo courtesy of Edlong Dairy Technologies

Dairy’s strong bones are helping it weather the COVID-19 pandemic

Manufacturers were adopting cohorted teams, distancing, splitting shifts and adding sanitation even back in March.

John Umhoefer

September 22, 2020

Dairy never stops, and our manufacturers are often so busy executing that they miss the chance to reflect on how well they have performed.

Convenient cheese formats rule

Cheese processors also will find growth opportunity in snackable options and adventurous flavors.

Kathie Canning

May 11, 2020

For decades, the story surrounding the cheese segment has been one of very strong growth, both at retail and foodservice. The category's versatility and abundance of varieties have worked in its favor, even as other dairy categories have weathered ups and downs.

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State of the Industry: A sunny and bright outlook for cheese

Cheese sales continue their ascent

Can the dairy industry extend the squeakiness of fresh cheese curds?

Mixed results for natural and processed cheese at retail

A slowdown in growth for retail cheese

‘Gouda’ news for retail cheese

Cheese sales explode in retail channels

2020 State of the Industry: Cheese is flying high

Dairy’s strong bones are helping it weather the COVID-19 pandemic

Convenient cheese formats rule

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