European cheese is famous for its taste and varieties around the globe. Cheese is the most preferred diary product in this region. Europe is the leading market in terms consumption as well as production. Though the production cost is high in this region, customers are still willing to purchase European cheese for its taste and quality. Despite of high prices, European cheese witnessed growth between 2001 and 2010. European cheese market is volatile and unpredictable owing to the rising milk prices.
European cheese market report segments the market by cheese types and geography. Cheese types segments the report as processed cheese and unprocessed cheese. Processed cheese is further classified as spreadable processed cheese and unspreadable processed cheese. Unprocessed cheese is bifurcated as hard cheese that includes packaged hard cheese and unpackaged hard cheese, soft cheese and spreadable unprocessed cheese.
Cheddar, Gouda and Emmental are the major cheese products in the European cheese market. European cheese market find applications in toppings, sauces, meal ingredients and others. Over the years, the applications also increased in traditional uses. Industrial ingredients, catering and retail segments are the major consumers of European cheese. In countries like France, Italy, Poland and Spain major sales of cheese are through retail outlets.
European cheese market is saturated hence intense competition is faced amongst the dairy manufacturers. Major players are involved in product development and focusing on organic cheese and reduced fat cheese. The manufacturers are estimated to focus on strategies such as unique selling points development, offering logistics services and ingredient solutions development for end users.
Economic crisis in Europe has hampered the European cheese market as purchasing power declined of the majority consumers. Rising demand for milk powders and butter oil will hinder the growth of cheese. Saturated market growth is tending European cheese industry to open doors for other regional cheese products and its varieties.
European cheese market is led by countries like Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands and others. These countries are responsible for major contribution in the European cheese market growth.
The report also covers the complete competitive landscape of the European Cheese market with company profiles of key players such as:
- Arla Foods Amba
- Bongrain, Bel Groupe
- Thise Mejeri Amba
- Them Andelsmejeri
- Lactalis Gruppo Italia
- Grupo Lactalis Iberia SA
SEGMENTATIONS IN REPORT:
European Cheese By Types:
- Processed Cheese
- Unprocessed Cheese
European Cheese By Region​:
- Germany
- Italy
- France
- Spain
- Netherlands
The European Cheese Market has been exhibited in detail in the following chapters -
Chapter 1 Cheese Market Preface
Chapter 2 Executive Summary
Chapter 3 Cheese Industry Analysis
Chapter 4 Cheese Market Value Chain Analysis
Chapter 5 Cheese Market Analysis By Types
Chapter 6 Cheese Market Analysis By Region
Chapter 7 Competitive Landscape Of Cheese Companies
Chapter 8 Company Profiles Of Cheese Industry
