Dairy Products and Alternatives

With adult nutrition trends continuing to trickle down in the US, and with concerns over a lack of legislative standards for infant nutrition, demand in baby food continues in the direction of “natural”/organic, functional ingredients, and “clean…

While both butter and margarine suffered skyrocketing cost increases in 2022 due to disruptions in the supply of raw ingredients, the price of butter stabilised, while that of margarine continued to climb strongly in 2023. The fallout from these…

In contrast to many packaged food categories, which have struggled to maintain retail volume growth, cheese has demonstrated remarkable resilience despite ongoing unit price increases, showing growth in both retail current value and volume terms in…

In the US, unit prices have been impacting dairy products and alternatives in a most significant way, as retail current value sales are set to rise in 2024, while retail volumes are expected to decline or stagnate in most categories. Milk is set to…

After more than a decade of consumer preference for reduced fat milk such as fat-free and semi-skimmed in the US, recent years have marked a notable shift back to full fat options. Over the past five years, there has been a steady rise in the…

The dramatic rises in packaged food prices seen in the US in 2022 continued into 2023 for some categories, with much of other dairy included, with price growth set to continue, although at a slower rate, in 2024. Chilled and shelf-stable dairy…

In 2024, plant-based milk retail volumes are expected to remain robust in the US despite rising unit prices, solidifying its position as the largest category in plant-based dairy. This stability reflects a mature market in which plant-based milk…

As US consumers are interested in natural, low processed sources of nutrients, kefir and full fat sour milk products continue to penetrate a wider consumer base, ensuring dynamic retail volume growth for sour milk products in 2023, which is set to…