Dairy Products and Alternatives

Being a mature product, soy drinks registered fairly modest growth in retail current value terms in 2023. This was driven primarily by price adjustments made by leading players such as Zuming and Vitasoy, due to rising costs of soybeans and labour,…

Growth in plant-based dairy slowed in 2022, following the relatively strong rebound seen in 2021, after sales had shown a marked decline in 2020, mainly due to the pandemic-induced slump in the Chinese market in this year. Other plant-based milk,…

Plant-based alternatives are in emerging stages in Asia and set to gain traction. Companies must navigate the unique perception of meat and dairy in this region to introduce plant-based products that match consumer expectations of nutrition, taste…

In 2023, condensed and evaporated milk, driven by the plain format, with the flavoured format and evaporated milk negligible, is set to remain the dominant category in retail volume and value sales terms. The dominance of plain condensed milk is…

Other dairy is a sizeable product area in Uzbekistan, with fromage frais in particular regarded as a staple in Uzbeki cuisine. There is a long tradition of plain fromage frais and quark (tvorog) consumption in Uzbekistan, with both products being…