A craving for cheese

摘要

Dairy Foods visits one cheesemaker's green farmstead, explores anotherin the niche goat cheese market, and talks with a multinational, multiple-brand company seeing significant growth in the United States. The most consumed types of cheese in the United States are mozzarella and Cheddar according to the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA). Yet, the cheese types that experienced the largest percentage increase in volume sales in retail supermarkets in 2010 included Gruyere, mascar-pone, havarti, gournay, goat cheese, Gouda and provolone, all of which saw sales increase by more than 10%. Could this indicate a growing interest in more niche and artisan cheeses?