Goat Cheese Market Report 2025

This Goat Cheese market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The goat cheese market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $6.03 billion in 2024 to $6.41 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to traditional consumption, awareness of goat milk benefits, dietary trends, expansion of gourmet food retailers, health and wellness movement, economic factors.

The goat cheese market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $8.06 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing health consciousness, expanding dairy alternatives, increasing popularity of premium foods, growing preference for goat milk by lactose-intolerant people, rising importance of e-commerce platforms, increasing cheese consumption. Major trends in the forecast period include technological advancements in production, adoption of sustainable and ethical farming practices, innovation in packaging, preferences of organic and natural products, growing popularity of artisanal and specialty goat cheeses.

The goat cheese market is poised for growth due to increasing demand for ready-to-eat food products. These products, which require no additional cooking or preparation, are favored for their convenience, catering to busy lifestyles and a growing interest in health-conscious eating. Goat cheese, known for its perceived health benefits such as lower lactose and higher digestibility, aligns well with the trend towards natural, nutritious ingredients in ready-to-eat options. It is widely used in various ready-to-eat foods to enhance flavor, texture, and nutritional value.

Major companies in the goat cheese market are focusing on innovation, particularly in gourmet goat cheese products, to broaden consumer choices and enhance culinary experiences. Gourmet goat cheese refers to high-quality artisan-style cheeses with distinctive flavors and premium ingredients. For instance, Saputo Cheese USA Inc., known for its Montchevre brand, recently introduced new products such as topped goat cheeses and a hibiscus berry goat cheese log. The Montchevre Hibiscus Berry Goat Cheese log offers a rich flavor profile with notes of sharp acidity and sweetness reminiscent of sangria. Other flavors include Cranberry Port, featuring a cranberry-forward taste that pairs well with prosecco, and Roasted Red Pepper, known for its bold pepper flavor that complements light wines.

In August 2022, Belle Chevre, a US-based artisanal goat cheese provider, acquired CHEVOO to expand its product offerings and maintain the high quality and unique flavors associated with CHEVOO's marinated goat cheese products.

Major companies operating in the goat cheese market are Agrial, Montchevre, Vermont Creamery, Granarolo S.p.A., Cypress Grove Chevre Inc., Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Laura Chenel, St. Helen's Farm, Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Henri Willig Kaas, Haystack Mountain Creamery, Stickney Hill Dairy Inc., Dejong Cheese, Amsterdam Cheese Company, Belle Chevre, Capriole, Goat Lady Dairy, Delamere Dairy, The Welsh Cheese Company, Lácteos Segarra.

Europe was the largest region in the global goat cheese market in 2024. North America is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the goat cheese market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the goat cheese market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Goat cheese, commonly referred to as chevre, is made from goat milk and is characterized by its tangy flavor and creamy consistency. It is widely used in salads, pizzas, desserts, and gourmet cuisine, valued for its distinct taste and nutritional profile.

There are several types of goat cheese, including fresh goat cheese (chevre), aged varieties, flavored options, and others. Fresh goat cheese, also known as chevre, is a soft and creamy cheese crafted from goat's milk. Typically unaged, it boasts a tangy yet mild flavor and a smooth texture. It comes in a variety of flavors such as earthy, tangy, and tart, and is available in forms ranging from soft to semi-soft, firm, ripened, and aged. Goat cheese is distributed through diverse channels including supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, online retail platforms, and more.

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The goat cheese market consists of sales of goat cheese logs, blue goat cheese, goat brie, and goat gouda. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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