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Industrial Cheese Market - Multi Client Study
Leatherhead Food International, Nov 2003
The study concentrates on the food manufacturing industry’s usage of cheese and cheese products. Key data on the catering sector, particularly the fast food industry, is also included, but the main emphasis of the end-user interview programme is on industrial cheese demand.
Recently, there has been little volume growth in retail cheese consumption in Europe. In contrast, growth in the industrial cheese sector has been increasing at a rate of 6.4% per annum. In total, industrial markets account for less than 30% of total cheese demand. Cheese used by fast food establishments accounts for approximately one quarter of this figure, with the bulk going into the manufacturer of finished products.
Pizza has been driving the market for industrial cheese, helped by the further development of fast food and ready meals. Pizza is the largest end use sector for industrial cheese manufacture, accounting for almost 47% of total industrial cheese usage, followed by fast food with almost 27% and ready meals with nearly 12%.
Delivering proportionately more cheese to manufacturing applications than any other country, the UK has the largest industrial sector in Europe, accounting for a third of all industrial cheese used in the five main European markets, reflecting the more developed convenience sector. While information on retail cheese markets is widely available, quantitative data and precise analysis of the industry’s usage of cheese for industrial applications has always been scarce.
The report provides information on the main product applications areas for cheese and cheese usage in the following end-markets:
- Desserts
- Fast food
- Pizza
- Ready meals
- Savoury bakery products
- Sandwiches
- Snacks and savoury biscuits
- Others (sauces, dips)
The major aims of the research were as follows:
- To determine current and future trends in demand for cheese by the food industry in key European countries.
- To identify the types of cheese products currently available and their key application areas, and to highlight the extent to which these products may fulfil present and future industry requirements.
Report Objectives:
- These broad aims were broken down into the following research objectives:
- To establish the main product application areas for cheese in the food industry.
- To estimate current and likely future food industry demand for cheese products by type and end-market in key European countries.
- To explore the main end-use markets for cheese products in the industrial sector, and highlight market trends likely to impact on future demand for these ingredients.
- To identify the main users of cheese products in the food industry.
- To ascertain the types and quantities of cheese products used by food manufacturers
- To determine food manufacturers' current selection and purchasing criteria for these products.
- To identify the current structure of the supply system in each country, identifying major manufacturers and suppliers
The major input into this project was a programme of original primary research, which consisted of two interview programmes as follows:
Forty major companies using cheese products and spreads were interviewed within the countries and applications under review, to ascertain their levels of usage by type of product and application, supply sources, factors affecting their purchasing decisions and any other areas that are not currently met. In some instances, more than one respondent was interviewed in each country.
In addition, 21 key suppliers of cheese products in the markets under review were contacted to identify the range of products that they currently supply, their major end-use markets, and their views on future market and technical developments
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