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Article: Deli specialty cheese: sales are up 4.3% as consumers become more educated and adventurous in their cheese choices.(SALES REVIEW)
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- Grocery Headquarters
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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SPECIALTY CHEESE IS A GROWING INDULGENCE FOR CONSUMERS ACROSS THE U.S. In the latest 52 weeks ended March 28, consumers spent $2,463 per store per week on specialty cheese nationally, up 4.3% compared to the previous 52-week period. Specialty cheese accounts for 12.7% of total deli department dollar sales, which includes deli meat, prepared foods and service cheeses.
The specialty cheese category includes 33 different flavors and the top eight flavors represent 55.4% of sales. Cheddar and Parmesan are the top two flavors within specialty cheese, each representing over 9% of sales. Mozzarella ranked third, with 8.6% of sales. Other flavored cheeses, which include ...