Every other year, the American Cheese Society surveys cheesemakers to “gain an understanding of the current state of the U.S. artisan and specialty cheese industry." The responses help the organization “identify trends and guide benchmarking, policy recommendations, and advocacy for the cheese industry."    

What did the findings from the 2020 survey—conducted early in the COVID-19 pandemic—reveal about how everyone who works with cheese should be evolving with the industry moving forward? Download our infographic to dig into the data.

Pizza has always been a fan favorite. In any given week, nearly half (44%) of American consumers eat pizza from a restaurant at least once, Technomic found, and 3 in 10 consume frozen or take-and-bake/refrigerated pizza.

Half & half has carved out an indisputable spot in the coffee category. Datassential research confirms, in fact, that operators use half & half in the front of the house more than any other type of cream, due in part to its popularity as a coffee add-in. But one-third of operators also use it as a back-of-house ingredient.

If there’s one thing that people can agree on, it’s cheese. In fact, the average American eats 39 pounds of cheese a year. 

The ripple effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. food industry has created volatility in the cheese industry as well. Learn how operators are adjusting.

Digital food orders have grown at an average annual rate of 23% since 2013, so it isn’t surprising that some restaurants have found fulfilling the constant influx of delivery requests challenging.

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Few global events have disrupted the U.S. food industry—from farm to table—as significantly as COVID-19. The ripple effects of that disruption have created volatility in the cheese industry as well.

Few industries have been hit as hard by the coronavirus pandemic as the foodservice industry. The statistics are staggering: the National Restaurant Association estimates that 8 million restaurant workers have been laid off or furloughed since the crisis began—and that the industry will lose $240 billion in revenue by year’s end.