Global Dairy Starter Culture Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Global Dairy Starter Culture Market, By Product Type (Mesophilic Type, Thermophilic Type, Probiotics, Others), Distribution Channel (Direct Sales, Distributor), Application (Dairy & Dairy-Based Products, Meat & Seafood), Composition (Multi-Strain Mix, Single Strain, Multi-Strain) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Market Analysis and Size

As consumer preference for quality has increased over the last five years, manufacturers and suppliers of dairy products must optimise their product offerings to meet consumer demand. Flavour is a high-growth segment in the overall food ingredients market, and consumer preference for dairy starter culture, combined with manufacturers' willingness to capitalise on the opportunity in this niche business, translated into increased demand for dairy starter culture around the world.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the dairy starter culture market was valued at a USD 1.33 billion in 2021 is expected to reach the value of USD 2.10 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 5.90 % during the forecast period of 2022-2029. In addition to the market insights such as market value, growth rate, market segments, geographical coverage, market players, and market scenario, the market report curated by the Data Bridge Market Research team includes in-depth expert analysis, import/export analysis, pricing analysis, production consumption analysis, patent analysis and consumer behaviour.

Report Scope and Market Segmentation

Market Definition

Dairy starter cultures are microorganisms that are purposefully added to milk in order to initiate and complete desired fermentation under controlled conditions. It is used in the production of fermented milk products such as cheese, kefir, and yoghurt. The rapid growth of the dairy processing industry, combined with increased demand for fermented dairy beverages, is driving the global expansion of the dairy starter culture market.

Dairy Starter Culture Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Health benefits associated with incorporating dairy starter culture

Growing market awareness and demand for safe dairy products has compelled manufacturers to produce high-quality dairy products, including dairy starter culture components. Dairy starter culture improves dairy products' taste, texture, and colour, resulting in the desired consistency. Due to increased demand for high-quality dairy products, the dairy starter culture market is expected to grow significantly during the forecast period. Furthermore, the global dairy starter culture market is expected to expand in the near future due to the health benefits of adding starter microorganisms to dairy products, such as protection against gastrointestinal infections, anti-carcinogenic effect, constipation relief, lower serum cholesterol, immune system strengthening, and antiallergenic qualities.

• Growing application in the various end user industries

Increasing consumer demand for dairy starter culture products due to their pleasant texture, rising demand for various dairy starter culture essence products, rising preferences for organic products, increased use of dairy starter culture extracts in various applications such as pharmaceuticals and food and beverage, and utilisation of dairy starter culture in medical applications are some of the determinants favouring the growth of the dairy starter culture market during the forecast period.

Opportunity

Consumers' interest in clean label products is growing, which can be attributed to increased health and wellness awareness. This is putting pressure on dairy industry manufacturers to offer natural and organic products or ingredients to meet the changing diet trend. Consumers nowadays prefer low fat, calorie, and sugar products, creating a huge opportunity for the dairy starter culture market. To meet the rising demand, manufacturers are investing in R&D, developing new products, and attempting to deliver valuable products to consumers in accordance with global trends.

Restraints

Adding low-quality contaminated dairy starter culture components to dairy products can result in low-quality output or inferior quality product, which will restrain and challenge the market during the forecasted period.

This dairy starter culture market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the dairy starter culture market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

COVID-19 Impact on Dairy Starter Culture Market

As a result of COVID-19, the dairy starter culture market experienced nominal growth in 2020, followed by a minor decline in demand. COVID-19 is disrupting the market due to slowing raw material production, supply chain instability, and the closure of hotels, restaurants, and cafes. Furthermore, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the growth status of the dairy starter culture industry, as hotels, restaurants, and cafes have been closed in many countries.

Recent Development

• DSM has announced the release of its new yoghurt culture, Delvo Fresh YS-042, in June 2021. The culture, which is part of DSM's Delvo Fresh culture portfolio, allows manufacturers to make stirred yoghurt that remains extra mild, creamy, and thick throughout its shelf life without the use of texturizers or additional proteins.
• Chr. Hansen Holding A/S launched the 'FreshQ' culture in April 2021 to unlock the benefits of bio protection for producers dealing with challenging cold chains, long fermentation times, and in-process holding times. The unique food cultures could be used to ferment a wide variety of fermented dairy products, including yoghurt and white cheese.
• IFF completed the previously announced merger of IFF and DuPont's Nutrition & Biosciences ("N&B") business in February 2021. The combined company would continue to be known as IFF. The combined company's common stock will trade under the symbol "IFF" on the New York Stock Exchange. The complementary portfolios position the company as a leader in the categories of taste, texture, scent, nutrition, enzymes, cultures, soy proteins, and probiotic ingredients.
• Chr. Hansen will launch YoFlex Premium & nu-trish Premium for high-texture yoghurt with fewer additives in November 2020. The product would increase margins by eliminating the need for costly skim milk powder. It would result in healthier, higher-quality yoghurt with optimal probiotics.

Global Dairy Starter Culture Market Scope

The dairy starter culture market is segmented on the basis of product type, distribution channel, application & composition. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyse meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Product type

• Mesophilic Type
• Thermophilic Type
• Probiotics
• Others

Distribution channel

• Direct sales
• Distributor

Application

• Dairy
• Dairy-Based Products
• Meat
• Seafood

Composition

• Multi-Strain Mix
• Single Strain
• Multi-Strain

Dairy Starter Culture Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The dairy starter culture market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, product type, distribution channel, application & composition as referenced above.

The countries covered in the dairy starter culture market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Global (APAC) in the Global (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.

Asia-Pacific is the most appealing market for dairy starter culture market, with tremendous growth potential in the coming years. One of the key driving factors for the growth of the Asia Pacific Dairy Starter culture market is the expansion of the food and beverage industry. Rising demand from emerging markets such as China, India, and Indonesia, among others, will drive the dairy starter culture market over the forecast period. Asia-Pacific is expected to remain the most important region in terms of volume.

North America has proven to be a lucrative market for the dairy starter culture market due to rising consumer health consciousness and preference for natural products.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Competitive Landscape and Dairy Starter Culture Market Share Analysis

The dairy starter culture market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to dairy starter culture market.

Some of the major players operating in the dairy starter culture market are:

• CHR. Hansen Holdings A/S (Denmark)
• Lallemand Inc. (Canada)
• Novus International (U.S.)
• DSM (Netherlands)
• BASF SE (Germany)
• Alltech Inc. (U.S.)
• ADM (U.S.)
• Charoen Popkhand Foods (Thailand)
• Associated British Foods Plc (U.K.)
• Cargill, Incorporated (U.S.)
• Upside Foods (U.S.)
• MosaMeat (Netherlands)
• Integriculture Inc. (Japan)
• Aleph Farms Ltd (Israel)
• Finless Foods Inc. (U.S.)
• AVANTMEATS.COM (China)
• Balletic Inc. (U.S.)