Even in that bastion of cheese makers, the Netherlands, independents are losing ground to supermarkets.
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Some 85% of Dutch shoppers bought their cheese at supermarkets rather than cheese shops last year, compared to 80% in 2000, a survey of the Dutch union of dairy producers, VNZ, revealed.
Furthermore, the majority of shoppers preferred the convenience of buying their cheese pre-wrapped rather than loose.
The number of cheese specialty shops fell to 623 in 2003 from 726 in 2000, reported AgriHolland.
On a brighter note, overall annual Dutch cheese consumption rose by 0.5kg in the ten years to 2004, to reach 14.9kg per capita.
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