Cheese: United States Report

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2029 US natural cheese consumption in pounds. Total consumption is segmented by product in terms of: mozzarella; cheddar; other American cheese such as colby and Monterey Jack; other Italian cheese such as Asiago, Parmesan, and Romano; cream and Neufchâtel; Swiss; and other natural cheeses such as blue, muenster, and Hispanic.

To illustrate historical trends, total consumption and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2019 to 2024.

Processed cheese, cottage cheese, processed cheese foods and spreads, cold pack cheese and cheese foods, and imitation cheeses are excluded from the scope of this report.

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

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Table of Contents

• HIGHLIGHTS
• MARKET ENVIRONMENT
  • Historical Trends
  • Key Economic Indicators
  • Environmental & Regulatory Factors
  • Retail Trends
• PRODUCT SEGMENTATION & FORECASTS
  • Mozzarella
  • Cheddar
  • Other American
  • Other Italian
  • Cream & Neufchâtel
  • Swiss
  • All Other Natural
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • Industry Characteristics
  • Market Leaders
• ABOUT THIS REPORT
  • Scope
  • Sources
  • Industry Codes
  • Freedonia Methodology
  • Resources
• LIST OF TABLES & FIGURES
  • Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Natural Cheese Consumption, 2024 – 2029
  • Figure 2 | US Natural Cheese Consumption Trends, 2019 – 2024
  • Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Natural Cheese Consumption; 2019, 2024, 2029 (US$ bil)
  • Figure 3 | US Natural Cheese Consumption by Product, 2019 – 2029 (bil lbs)
  • Table 2 | US Natural Cheese Consumption by Product, 2019 – 2024 (mil lbs)
  • Table 3 | US Natural Cheese Consumption by Product, 2024 – 2029 (mil lbs)
  • Figure 4 | US Natural Cheese Consumption by Product Performance Index, 2019 – 2029 (2019=1.00)
  • Figure 5 | US Survey: US Household Use of Select Cheeses in the Last 6 Months, 2025 (% of households)
  • Figure 6 | US Natural Cheese Consumption by Product, 2019 – 2029 (%)
  • Figure 7 | US Cheese Manufacturing Shipments Concentration; 2012, 2017, 2022
  • Figure 8 | US Cheese Manufacturing Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2017 – 2022
  • Table 4 | US Cheese Manufacturing Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2017 – 2022
  • Figure 9 | US Survey: US Household Use of Select Cheese Brands in the Last 6 Months, 2025 (% of households)