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1 Market Overview
1.1 Definition and presentation
Cheese is a product derived from milk (whole, semi-skimmed or skimmed) following to acid or presamic or enzymatic coagulation of caseinogen. The milk used to produce cheese is obtained from animals raised within dairy farms.
The cheese market in Italy can be segmented into two major categories:
- Natural cheese made from fresh, natural, high-quality ingredients;
- Processed cheese, this product is made from natural cheese to which emulsifiers (two insoluble liquids), sodium citrate, calcium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), enzymes, vitamin D3, milk fat, extra salt, saturated vegetable oils, whey and artificial food coloring are added.
Globally, the cheese market was valued at $72 billion in 2020 and is projected to grow to $106 billion in 2026.
Italy is the leader in the fresh cheese export market in the world. In 2020, the value of exports far exceeded the value of imports.
Italian cheese is so appreciated abroad because it is part of the Mediterranean diet and is a valid witness to the benefits of this diet. Moreover, despite all the problems created by the recent pandemic, the volume of Italian cheese exports increased by a solid 3 %.
The domestic market has also shown growth. In particular, cheese was estimated to be the food product Italians spent the most on in 2020.
Italy is also the leading producer of PDO cheeses, with 52 cheeses recognized with protected designations of origin.
As we can see from the above information, the cheese and dairy market is definitely growing. Italians have proven to be great consumers of these products so much so that cheeses were second in the ranking of food products with the highest sales volume, second only to eggs. The main trend in sales is the purchase of packaged cheeses by fixed weight as they are considered convenient byconsumers.
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- World cheese market value
- Value of Production and Trade Balance, by type
- Evolution of Cheese Exports and Imports
- Main Countries Of Origin Of Cheese Imports
- Main Countries of Destination Cheese Exports
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Lactalis and Sodiaal buy the yoghurt activities of American General Mills - 13/09/2024
- General Mills, known for brands such as Häagen-Dazs and Old El Paso, is streamlining its operations to focus on its most profitable brands.
- General Mills' U.S. yogurt business, including the Yoplait brand, generated approximately $1.5 billion in net sales in fiscal 2024.
- Yoplait, founded in 1965 and associated with General Mills since 1977, saw the latter acquire a 51% stake in 2011.
- In 2021, Sodiaal acquired Yoplait's European activities from General Mills, aiming to expand its global presence.
- Lactalis operates 11 manufacturing sites in the United States, marketing cheeses and yogurts under various brand names.
Lactalis acquires General Mills' yogurt business in the United States - 13/09/2024
- - General Mills Inc. yogurt business in the United States: US$1.2 billion.
- - Production sites concerned by the acquisition: Murfreesboro (Tennessee), Reed City (Michigan), and headquarters in Minneapolis (Minnesota).
- - Lactalis USA presence: 11 manufacturing sites and over 4,000 employees.
- - Yogurt brands concerned by the acquisition: Mountain High, as well as licensed brands Yoplait, Go-Gurt, Oui, etc.
- - Cheese brands marketed by Lactalis USA: Galbani, Président, Kraft (natural and shredded cheeses), Breakstones, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond.
- - Lactalis U.S. Yogurt products: Stonyfield Organic, siggi's, Brown Cow, Green Mountain Creamery.
Lactalis group considers a pause in acquisitions - 18/04/2024
- China's demand for milk powder collapsed by 38% as a result of the economic crisis.
- Japan's cheese imports fell by 7%. In the Philippines, by 26%, and in Indonesia, by 13%.
- France, Lactalis' biggest market, accounting for almost 20% of sales
- sales of 29.5 billion euros, up 4.3%, thanks in part to its four acquisitions.
- Lactalis remains one of the world's Top 10 food companies
- 4 operations by 2023:
- Marie Morin in Canada (sales €25 million), a Canadian specialist in baked desserts
- DPA (350 million euros), the world's leading yogurt producer.
- Italy's Ambrosi (400 million euros), with its Grana Padano and Parmesan cheeses.
- British dairy specialties distributor Hawkridge (9 million euros in sales)
Suppliers refuse to accept Lactalis' proposed milk price increase - 05/02/2024
- - The price revised in January by Lactalis is 405 euros per 1000 liters, increased to 420 euros per 1000 liters in 38/32 for February.
- - Taking all premiums into account, the remuneration paid to producers was 460 euros per 1000 liters for the first two months of the year.
- - Unell, which represents over 4,000 dairy farms, delivers over 2 billion liters of milk to Lactalis.
Président, the billionaire brand that shaped the destiny of Lactalis - 13/11/2023
- President brand sales: 3 billion euros
- Brand age: 55 years
- Increase in Camembert production in ten years: from 60,000 to 250,000 units
- Current Camembert production: 500,000 units
- Main production site: Domfront plant in the Orne region of France
- Camembert price: less than 2 euros
- Percentage of brand volume sold under private label: one-third in France and worldwide
- Number of plants producing Président products outside France: over thirty.
Lactalis: portrait of Emmanuel Besnier, one of France's most secretive bosses - 15/10/2023
- Sales 2022: 28.3 billion euros, Net income: 384 million euros
- Number of employees: 85,000 worldwide
- Number of dairies and cheese factories: 272 in 51 countries, including 66 in France
- Quantity of milk collected: 22.6 billion liters worldwide
- Breakdown of sales by product: cheese (40%), milk (19%), ultra-fresh (14%), butter and cream (12%), ingredients and nutrition (9%), other (6%)
- Major acquisitions
- Bridel in 1990,
- nestlé's Roquefort cellars in 1992,
- Galbani in 2006,
- Parmalat in 2011,Parmalat acquisition cost: 4.5 billion euros.
- l'Etoile, Stonyfield and Siggi's cheese factories in 2018,
- kraft-Heinz cheese business in 2020,
- Ambrosi in 2023.
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