Yoghurt and Sour Milk Drinks

Shelves have been inundated with an ever-expanding array of plant-based dairy products. This is a response to the increase in flexitarian diets and the consumer perception of free from dairy as healthier and good for digestion. This report analyses ...

In 2019, yoghurt and sour milk products experienced healthy value growth. Organic sour milk products experienced the highest value growth, albeit from a low base, with Babushkas Kefir capturing the largest share of value sales. Plain yoghurt also ...

Plain yoghurt continues driving overall sales of yoghurt. The higher fat content variants are increasingly popular among plain yoghurt. By contrast, flavoured yoghurt is seeing a decline in sales, as it continues to be undermined by consumers’ ...

Yoghurt and sour milk products experienced sound growth in 2019, following on from the category’s positive performance in 2018. Across the yoghurt category, drinking yoghurt and flavoured yoghurt captured the strongest retail value growth. ...

Sour milk products recorded strong retail volume growth over the forecast period and into 2019, largely due to the traditional popularity of lapte batut, a type of buttermilk which is perceived as healthy and natural. Lapte batut has a long history ...

Yoghurt and sour milk products (entirely comprised of yoghurt in Japan) saw rising unit prices drive a return to growth in 2019, with the category having previously witnessed two consecutive years of stagnation. Yoghurt had seen its growth stalled ...

Sour milk products (mainly kefír) and plain yoghurt have a secondary role in dairy in Hungary as the Hungarian version of cream (tejföl) still has a larger importance due to its special position within the traditional local cuisine. Nevertheless, ...

The US yoghurt industry has for years been one dominated by flavoured yoghurt brands, with sales of drinking and plain yoghurt falling well behind. Recently, however, this has begun to change at an intensifying rate. Flavoured yoghurt has seen ...

Drinking yoghurt is expected to continue being the fastest growing subcategory of yoghurt in the United Arab Emirates. During the review period, manufacturers of yoghurt have put efforts into delivering products that leverage the health benefits of ...

Yoghurt and sour milk products continued to record both steady retail volume and current value growth in 2019. The category is benefiting from a number of factors, particularly a widening product selection. Local manufacturers are focusing their ...

The yoghurt market continued to witness the introduction of new flavours. Mishti Doi and Shrikhand, which are the Indian versions of yoghurt, remained the focus area for manufacturers. Nestlé launched Karela Raita and Banglar Mishti Doi, which are ...

Sour milk products was the most dynamic product area in yoghurt and sour milk drinks in 2019, with this expected to continue over the forecast period. This category contains traditionally popular products like buttermilk as well as newer entrants ...

In 2019, further growth was seen in sales of yoghurt in the Dominican Republic as many options and new brands and products attracted greater numbers of new consumers. Adult consumers, in particular, have been attracted by the widening offer of new ...

Consumers are paying more attention to the ingredients lists of the foods they purchase and consume. In addition, they are differentiating between various ingredients and their impact on their health. Some years ago, reduced-fat dairy products, in ...

Yoghurt continued to record stable but undynamic retail volume growth in 2019, driven by the performance of the largest category of drinking yoghurt, with stagnation for flavoured and plain yoghurt. However, despite the health and wellness aspect of ...

Taiwanese consumers often treat milk as a substitute product for yoghurt, which would seem to be borne out by the contrasting growth figures for each product. If Taiwanese consumers drink milk during a day, they tend not to consume yoghurt afterwards...

Yoghurt sales did not achieve growth in retail volume terms for a third year in a row in 2019 and while they are predicted to return to growth over the forecast period, a dynamic performance is not anticipated. The dip in yoghurt’s retail popularity ...

Ambient drinking yoghurt remained the driving force in yoghurt at the end of the review period, but saw its rate of growth slow as a result of increasing maturity. Ambient products have enabled manufacturers to overcome restrictions on transportation...

Health and wellness was a central theme in terms of innovation in yoghurt and sour milk products over 2018-2019. Many brands introduced new probiotic, reduced sugar and reduced fat variants, as well as products made from milk alternatives. For ...

Major health and wellness trends observed in the country, including healthier snacking and breakfast habits, will continue to have a positive impact on the demand for yoghurt. The expanding consumer base comprises local buyers from all socioeconomic ...