Cottage Cheese Takes Aim at Modern Consumers

Cottage cheese makers are looking to bring the product back into favor targeting younger people looking for a protein-rich, natural snack they can eat instead of a meal. Many brands have emerged selling the cheese in smaller, more appealing packages and placing it closer to yogurt at the supermarket. Some producers are even experimenting with Millennial-friendly additions like probiotics and chia seeds or more exotic flavors like Kalamata olive, habanero chile, and cumin.

Cottage cheese has also been getting more recognition in cheesemaking circles. At the World Cheese Awards in 2017, cottage cheeses from Spain and Luxembourg took silver awards, and two others from Spain and Austria won bronze awards.

However, some say there are a lot of consumers that will get never on board with cottage cheese. Ed Townley, the chief executive officer of Cabot, said the product may see more success if it was different in texture or if it had a different, more appealing name, reports The New York Times. Full Story

Related: Majority of Americans Can’t Identify Cottage Cheese Origins; Wisconsin Names Westby Cottage Cheese Capital.

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