Dairy Products and Alternatives

While milk formula is set to see slight retail current value growth in 2023, overall value sales will still be below those seen in 2019. The daigou channel (people who travel overseas to buy goods for someone who lives in China) accounted for a…

Within dairy, butter is the most consumed product within butter and spreads, with higher sales than margarine and spreads, and cooking fats combined. This was not always the case in Australia, as margarine was the more popular spread amongst…

Cheese is an important part of consumers’ diet, as it is often consumed as both a snack and as part of a meal. Packaged hard cheese and soft cheese make up the largest proportion of total sales of cheese, while sales of processed cheese and…

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…

The full-fat fresh milk category has seen consistent growth in the last decade, and in 2023 is expected to account for over 70% of overall sales of fresh milk in Australia. Prior to this return to growth, skimmed (fat-free) milk was trending upwards,…