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A positive consumption pattern of cheese in the world unfolds a host of opportunities for players in that segment with an optimistic future outlook for cheese to 2017. Important product segments include blue-veined cheese, fresh (uncured and unripened) cheese, powered and grated cheese and processed cheese.

Analysis and segmentation of the cheese market in the top 10 global countries into different product segments throw light on the fast growing products. Key product segments include blue-veined cheese, fresh cheese, powdered and grated cheese, processed cheese, uncured cheese, unripened cheese. An in-depth study of the global cheese market encompassing latest market information, global market size for cheese and future outlook of the markets aids in planning and developing marketing, market-entry, expansion and other business strategies by identifying key market trends and prospects.

The market increased with an average annual growth of 5.1% between 2007 and 2013. Currently, fresh cheese accounts for 19.3% of the global demand while the remaining market share is divided between the processed cheese (8.2%), powdered and grated cheese (6.5%), blue-veined cheese (2.1%) and other cheese (63.9%). Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States represent the largest cheese markets. But the strongest annual growth is forecast to occur in Albania (15.4%), Sri Lanka (14.6%), Macedonia (13.9%), Egypt (13.2%) and Ghana (13%).