Cheese in Germany

Despite the higher price of cheese, consumption continued to rise well in Germany during 2025. Hard cheeses, such as Gouda, Emmental, and Parmesan, are popular with consumers who value their versatility when preparing meals, snacks, and general cooking. Hard cheese holds greater appeal compared to soft cheese as consumers value its longer shelf life. Nonetheless, soft cheese is also widely consumed, especially mozzarella which is used for preparing salads and cooking.

The Cheese in Germany report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Hard Cheese, Processed Cheese excl Spreadable, Soft Cheese, Spreadable Cheese.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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