Capture broad consumer appeal
Cottage cheese has become a hit with consumers looking for high protein and healthy alternatives with a low-ingredient profile. It’s versatile and flexible – perfect for busy lifestyles whether enjoyed as a sweet or savoury snack or as part of creative recipes. Our best practice lines are designed to help you deliver the cottage that’s right for your market, with reliable performance, dependable yield and consistent product quality that matches your consumers’ tastes.
A fast growing fresh cheese1
Demand for cottage cheese is on the rise. By the early 2030s, worldwide consumption is expected to approach 1.75 billion kilograms, up from just around 1.17 billion in 2020..
This renewed consumer interest is creating big potential. CAGR for the global cottage cheese subsegment is projected to reach nearly 4.1% for the period between 2025 and 2030, with even greater growth in key markets in North America, Oceania and Central Asia.
Caption: Projected market CAGR for the period 2025-2030 in the United States, Australia, China, India, Brazil, Poland, Spain, Belgium, Türkiye and Egypt.
Starting your cottage cheese journey
Considering cottage cheese for your portfolio? Getting started might be easier than you think. Tetra Pak expert Mateusz Pawlik has six suggestions to help dairies start cottage cheese production and take advantage of growing market opportunities.
1 Statista - The Statistics Portal for Market Data, Market Research and Market Studies.
Data extracted 2025-10-08