The cheese market and cheese dairies in Italy

The global cheese market, valued at $92 billion in 2022, is expected to grow to $132 billion by 2032, with an annual growth rate of 3.7%. Despite the pandemic, Spain's cheese market experienced growth during 2020 and 2021, driven by increased at-home consumption as restaurants and bars closed. The United States is the leading consumer of cheese worldwide, but Western Europe is the largest market by sales figures. Spain stands out for its high consumption of fresh cheese, with over 102 million kilos consumed in 2020, followed by semi-cooked and processed cheese. The domestic cheese market in Spain was valued at 2.8 billion euros in 2021, with per capita consumption reaching 7.84 kilos. Spain's cheese trade indicates a higher reliance on imports, with a coverage rate of 42.2% in 2022, and their main import origins are the Netherlands, Germany, and France. The country's most revered cheese, Manchego, had a record 17.2 million kg produced in 2021, with a significant portion being exported,

This study analyses the French cheese market, from milk collection to the cheesemonger's counter. It compares measures that cannot be added together: dairy production, household purchases, supermarket and hypermarket panels, out-of-home food service and foreign trade. In 2025, households bought 855 000 tonnes of cheese for 10,1 billion euros: volumes are stable, but the average price paid has risen by 18 % since 2021. The study describes the cheese families, the growth of mozzarella and cooking cheeses, and the protected designation of origin (PDO) sector, which pays more for milk without gaining volume. It presents the major private and cooperative dairy groups, their brands and strategies, against private labels, which account for 48,7 % of self-service sales. It analyses the decline of the cut-to-order counter, distribution channels, the economics of independent cheese shops and chains, and a trade surplus that has halved since 2013. Finally, it covers health regulations and raw-mil

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