Dairy Products and Alternatives

While current value sales of cheese is expected to grow in 2023, constant value sales are expected to fall. This weak performance is reflected in the economy, which contracted in the first half of 2023. An unpopular government, bad weather, high…

In response to the rise of competition from plant-based cheeses, dairy cheese producers in Poland are innovating with new flavours and types. Dublin Dairy has introduced 100g slices of Maasdam, a cheese known for its rich, sweet, buttery taste with a…

Cheese saw modest growth in retail volume terms in 2023, in contrast to the flat performance of the previous year. While inflationary pressures, driven by surging energy and food prices, receded slightly, demand was constrained by a loss of…

Cheese is experiencing the cross-category trend of value being supported by high prices, whereas volume is being suppressed by low consumer spending power in the inflationary context. The overall volume declines in cheese are also the consequence of…

The cheese market witnessed a decline in volume sales in 2022, largely as a result of the impact of the high rate of inflation, which led to significant increases in the price of cheese products. Companies revised their pricing constantly during the…

The local cheese industry is facing challenges in 2023, as imported products are favoured by retailers. In February 2023, the Serbian government introduced an import duty of 30 dinars per kilogram of cheese to protect domestic production from the…

In 2023, the High Court of Singapore ruled that the term “Parmesan” is a translation of the Italian term “Parmigiano Reggiano”. According to the ruling, only Parmigiano Reggiano DOP (Denominazione di Origine Protetta) cheese produced in a particular…

Retail volume sales of cheese continued to decline in 2023, albeit at a lower rate than the previous year. Growth was hampered by inflationary pressures, which made it harder for Slovak households to afford to consume the product on a daily basis.…

The cheese category is growing in volume and value terms. Inflation is driving the value growth of the category while the functional and health effects provided by consuming cheese are driving the volume growth of the category, where spreadable…

The cheese category is set to experience muted retail volume growth in 2023, due to a double-digit increase in the average unit price. Significant rises in prices have been limiting consumer purchases, leading to only slow growth in cheese…

In 2023, cheese in South Korea is expected to continue to thrive in retail current value terms, building on the positive growth observed in the previous year. However, a notable opposite trend has emerged in volume terms, as all cheese categories…

Although in general Spanish consumers reduced the frequency of their shopping trips in 2022, opting for a more planned purchases, there was no major drop in the consumption of cheese. Cheese is considered a staple in the Spanish diet and as such…

Swedes consume cheese on many occasions during the day; for breakfast with sandwiches and using it in meals, while premium cheese is often indulged on and offered on cheese platters. As such, some cheeses are specifically positioned to be indulgent…

In retail value terms, cheese was amongst the most dynamic categories in dairy in Switzerland in 2023. Aiding these figures, is the increasing variety of cheese products available in Switzerland, which is well-known for its cheese production. In…

Similar to butter, the demand for cheese began to wane in the latter half of 2022. Consumers reverted to their habits of dining out, leading to a decreased inclination to cook and bake at home.

As cheese in not typically a main ingredient in Thai cuisine, tourism is an integral factor towards sales and, thus, cheese was affected by the event of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the lack of tourism during this time. As such, cheese manufacturers…

With cheese requiring a significant amount of milk to produce, the increasing prices of raw milk during 2022 caused cheese prices to rise significantly. Production has stayed relatively stable, but the price change caused a noticeable shift in…

The traditional cheese sector in the Netherlands is facing a series of challenges in 2023, with a continued dip in retail volume sales. This is the result of several factors, including soaring cheese prices leading to fewer purchases among local…

Despite continued inflationary pressures, cheese continued to exhibit a robust performance in retail volume terms in 2023. As the cost of cheese was prohibitive for some consumers, economy-priced spreadable and processed offerings, such as Cheese…

The changes in consumer behaviour brought about by the inflationary pressures that started in early 2022 resulted in a decline in retail volume sales of cheese in 2022, while current value sales remained positive. In 2023, although a return to retail…

Cheese consumption suffered a substantial decline in 2022 as the impact of economic instability, supply chain issues and high inflation affected both players and consumers. Additionally, growth inflated by the pandemic and home consumption resulted…

Retail volumes remain in negative figures in cheese in 2023, while value sales are supported by hikes in unit prices. Indeed, 2022 marked a difficult year for consumers, as they saw consistent monthly unit price increases throughout the year, leading…

The cheese sector in Tunisia has been facing challenges due to the presence of illicit trade and smuggled products in 2022 and 2023. Mainly sold in traditional grocery retailers, these smuggled cheese products come from popular brands such as Kraft,…

In 2023, cheese is projected to register positive, if more moderate, retail volume growth, stimulated by the marketing investments. In 2022-2023, cheese has witnessed a series of innovative product launches and strategic marketing initiatives aimed…

The war has taken its toll on the local economy with disposable income in most households being squeezed. As a result, some price-sensitive consumers are downtrading when it comes to shopping for cheese. For instance, some consumers are shifting to…

Per capita cheese consumption in Uruguay is among the highest in Latin America and the world, due to its long tradition of cheese production. After a soft contraction in 2022, retail volume sales is expected to achieve positive growth in 2023.…

Cheese is expected to be one of the weaker dairy performers in 2023, with more muted volume growth. Hard cheese in particular performs badly and is expected to register a fall in volume sales, with soft, more affordable soft cheese continuing to…

Like butter and spreads, cheese remains one of the smaller categories within dairy products and alternatives in Vietnam, as it is not traditionally used in the local cuisine. A low level of awareness amongst the local population is also evident due…

The Algerian economy is witnessing stubbornly high inflation, which is eroding the purchasing power of lower-and-middle income consumer groups and curbing overall expenditure on dairy products and alternatives. Retail unit prices across dairy…

In 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic has come to a close. However, the industry faces other challenges such as inflation due to rapidly increasing oil and fuel prices. However, sales continue to benefit from population growth, urbanisation, and government…

In 2023, retail volume sales of dairy products and alternatives is expected to decline in most categories. The poor performance is the consequence of high sales levels reached in 2020, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and home seclusion, with many…

The dairy industry has been faced with a combination of challenges throughout 2023, impacting its overall output and performance. Headlining the difficulties has been the high rate of inflation for dairy products. According to the ABS Consumer Price…

Dairy products and alternatives is set to record stagnant current retail value sales in 2023, while dairy continues to generate the bulk of sales. With the health and wellness trend rising, dairy products benefit from generally being considered…

Dairy products and alternatives are witnessing significant growth in current value terms, due to inflation and higher production costs, which is placing upward pressure on retail prices. Consumer price sensitivity remains strong with a high…

In 2023, the dairy industry has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, however, now new challenges are being seen due to international inflation due to the rapidly increasing oil and fuel prices. This is resulting in lower-income consumers to…

Dairy products and alternatives witnessed a significant decline in retail volume terms in 2022 for the second year running with inflation driving price increases and putting pressure on consumers’ available income. As a result, total volume sales…

Bolivia has managed to protect itself to a large extent from inflation by continuing to have a fixed exchange rate against the dollar. Besides the fixed exchange rate, Bolivia’s subsidies for key products have also helped keep inflation low. However,…

Dairy products and alternatives continues to enjoy strong double-digit growth in current value terms, driven by significant unit price increases across all dairy categories. The inflationary pressure which began back in 2022 continued throughout…

The Brazilian dairy industry has experienced a challenging scenario in recent years, marked by concerns over the exit of medium and small dairy producers, and a decline in the dairy cattle population. This trend is primarily driven by the absence of…

The dairy and alternatives category in Bulgaria has been severely impacted by high inflation rates against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and the country’s political crisis. Dairy prices increased enormously in 2022 and continued to grow slightly…

In 2023, baby food is performing well and returning to normal after the disturbances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020. The main reason for this is due to the fast rebound of the domestic economy, as well as ongoing urbanisation. Likewise,…

According to the National Institute of Statistics, the general price increase of dairy products such as milk, cheese, and eggs reached 10.7% in 2022 and is expected to remain in the double digits by the end of the 2023 fiscal year. This increase is…

The Canadian landscape has been marked by its highest levels of inflation in recent years. Particularly notable are the food price increases that reached unprecedented heights in 2022, and this trend has carried over into 2023. These fluctuations…

2023 has undoubtfully been challenging for dairy products and alternatives in Chile, mostly in terms of volume growth, because due to high inflation rates that the country is experiencing, value growth is offsetting the strong reduction in volumes.…

Retail sales of dairy products and alternatives experienced a fairly static performance in current value terms in 2023, following the more significant decline of the previous year. This latter was predominantly due to disruptions caused by the…

Dairy products and alternatives is recording another year of sluggish retail volume growth in 2023, in response to low production and supply chain issues. High transport costs, the increase in the price of raw materials and worker shortages have…

It is expected to be an improving picture in 2023 in dairy in Costa Rica. Current value sales are expected to increase, along with a slight increase in volume sales. While there is still economic uncertainty, as a result of rising inflation, the…

In 2023, the dairy industry has overcome the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, it now faces a new set of challenges, such as inflation. Consequently, various dairy product categories have experienced price increases, leading…

The dairy products and alternatives category is on course to experience limited growth in retail volume and current value sales in 2023. The unstable economic climate is hindering retail volume sales with the increase in fuel prices and the war in…

Following the unprecedented price hikes seen in dairy and alternatives in 2022, retail prices have fallen slightly in 2023. Consumption levels have improved compared to the previous year, but retail prices remain high, with global and European stock…