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Cottage Cheese Boom Hits Record Highs as Graham’s Lifts Output After £3.5 Million Expansion

Viral TikTok recipes are pulling in health-focused consumers, driving demand that outpaces supply.

Overview

  • Graham’s Family Dairy has completed a £3.5 million expansion in Fife, raising cottage cheese output by 50% and creating 25 jobs.
  • Tesco reports cottage cheese sales have tripled over two years to a record, describing the shift as a fully fledged culinary phenomenon.
  • Arla’s chief executive says the cooperative is repeatedly sold out of cottage cheese and is urgently seeking additional capacity.
  • Graham’s says the trend that took off in May 2023 has made its cottage cheese business larger than its milk line, with exports now reaching the Gulf States and Hong Kong.
  • UK cottage cheese volumes climbed from about 900,000 kilograms in early 2023 to more than 1.7 million kilograms by December 2025, underscoring sustained growth.