Natural, Processed and Imitation Cheese (American Industry Overview)

This paper provides an overview of the natural, processed and imitation cheese industry in the United States.

American Industry Overview: Natural, Processed and Imitation Cheese

This industry encompasses establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing natural cheese (except cottage cheese), cheese foods, cheese spreads, and cheese analogues (imitations and substitutes). These establishments also produce byproducts, such as raw liquid whey.

Industry Snapshot

Cheese is one of the principal product groups in the dairy industry. It has become increasingly important to the growth of the entire dairy industry in the United States, which, as a single country, is the largest producer of cheese in the world. Production totals in 2009 reached 10.1 billion pounds. Wisconsin continued to be the top-producing...

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