Savannah Williams, Client Insights Analyst III at Circana
Dairy is the top selling edibles in the store, accounting for $84.8 billion in the latest 52 weeks ending Oct. 6, 2023. This is a growth of 2.1% which is softer than last years 6.8%, but units are recovering.
13 of the Dairy15 categories grew in dollar sales compared to a year ago, and 11 out of the 15 grew in volume sales. Many categories saw substantial volume growth like cottage cheese, rfg whipped toppings, and yogurt. Cottage cheese was a rising star in 2023 due to it trending on social media, but this cottage cheese trend is showing to have staying power. While there is softness that is likely to continue in processed cheese and margarine with consumers moving away from less natural categories.