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Average purchase per person per week of cheese in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2023/2024* (in grams)

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Release date

November 2025

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2006 to 2023/2024

Supplementary notes

The figures measure cheese products consumed only in the home and not as an ingredient e.g. cheese in a ready meal.
* Total cheese: Hard cheese (e.g. Cheddar, Edam), cottage cheese, soft natural cheese, processed cheese.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the

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Weekly cheese consumption in the UK fluctuated during this period. In 2014, it dropped to *** grams, the lowest since 2008. Since then the average purchase per person per week has generally been increasing annually. By the end of the 2023/2024 year, cheese purchases averaged at *** grams per week. This was the largest amount in the period of consideration.

Cheddar, the nation's favorite cheese

Originating in the Somerset village of Cheddar, this cheese is consistently the most consumed cheese in the UK. The average purchase volume per person per week amounts to more than ** grams. The second most popular type is soft natural cheese. An estimated million people consumed English cheddar in 2020, far more than the second highest ranked cheese variety mozzarella.

Leading cheese brands

In terms of cheese in blocks or grated, the most popular brand is Cathedral City, with more than ** million consumers in 2020. When blocks of cheese are excluded, the nation’s favorite cheese brand is Dairylea, with almost million users in the same year.