The Greeks eat most cheese
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- 27 July 2001
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On average, the Greeks eat 23.8 kg cheese per year while the French consume 23.7 kg.
Germany is third with an average of 20.9 kg, followed by Italy with 20.1 kg and Sweden with 17.2 kg. These countries are all among Arla Foods’ largest cheese markets.
Below Denmark’s 14.5 kg are the UK, Ireland, Spain and Portugal. With 8.3 kg per inhabitant per year, the latter has Europe’s smallest cheese consumption.
Japan - also one of Arla Foods’ largest cheese markets - has an average annual consumption of just 1.6 kg per inhabitant.
Arla Foods is an international dairy company owned by more than 8,400 farmers from Denmark, Sweden, the UK, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Arla Foods is one of the leading players in the international dairy arena with well-known brands like Arla®, Lurpak®, Puck® and Castello®. Arla Foods is focused on providing good dairy nourishment from sustainable farming and operations and is also the world's largest manufacturer of organic dairy products.
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