Cheese and dairy remain as popular as ever with consumers and retain their reputation for versatility among menu makers. It highlights just how ideally positioned this food category is for the near term, when the world is still dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic.

Cheese, yogurt, and other dairy products present opportunities to keep restaurant dishes and retail displays interesting, and to selectively market health cues and premium attributes. Recent Datassential research shows four out of five consumers (and including 88% of Boomers) said they do not want to go without dairy products. Moreover, these consumers indeed would pay the higher price if only premium cheeses and dairy products were left at grocery stores.