An exclusive Dairy Foods survey uncovers the trends in cheesemaking, flavors, packaging, processing and equipment purchasing.
Specialty and artisan cheeses are in this year. Cheesemakers are putting their efforts into developing all-natural and low-fat varieties. And processors are planning a wide variety of capital investments, including form-fill-sealers, cutting equipment, vats and tanks.
Those are some of the results from the latest Dairy Foods survey of cheese processors. Last autumn, the Market Research Division of BNP Media (parent company of Dairy Foods) surveyed subscribers to the magazine and newsletter who process cheese. The purpose was to better understand cheese-producing companies in terms of sales, production, packaging and new products.