Global Dairy Starter Culture Market Growth 2024-2030

Dairy starter cultures are microorganisms that are intentionally added to milk in order to create a desired outcome in the final product, most often through their growth and fermentation processes.

The global Dairy Starter Culture market size is projected to grow from US$ 1070 million in 2024 to US$ 1537 million in 2030; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2024 to 2030.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Dairy Starter Culture Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Dairy Starter Culture sales in 2023, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Dairy Starter Culture sales for 2024 through 2030. With Dairy Starter Culture sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Dairy Starter Culture industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Dairy Starter Culture landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Dairy Starter Culture portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Dairy Starter Culture market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Dairy Starter Culture and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Dairy Starter Culture.

Global Dairy Starter Culture key players include Chr. Hansen, Danisco, DSM, Lallemand, etc. Global top five manufacturers hold a share over 65%. Europe is the largest market, with a share over 40%, followed by Asia-Pacific, and North America, both have a share over 45 percent. In terms of product, Mesophilic Type is the largest segment, with a share about 50%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Cheese, followed by Yoghurt, Cream, Buttermilk, etc.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Dairy Starter Culture market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
    Mesophilic
    Thermophilic
    Probiotics

Segmentation by Application:
    Cheese
    Yoghourt
    Buttermilk
    Cream
    Others

This report also splits the market by region:
    Americas
        United States
        Canada
        Mexico
        Brazil
    APAC
        China
        Japan
        Korea
        Southeast Asia
        India
        Australia
    Europe
        Germany
        France
        UK
        Italy
        Russia
    Middle East & Africa
        Egypt
        South Africa
        Israel
        Turkey
        GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
    Chr. Hansen
    DSM
    Danisco
    Lallemand
    Sacco System
    Dalton Biotecnologie
    BDF Ingredients
    Lactina
    LB Bulgaricum
    Bioflag

Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Dairy Starter Culture market?
What factors are driving Dairy Starter Culture market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Dairy Starter Culture market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Dairy Starter Culture break out by Type, by Application?

List of Tables
 Table 1. Dairy Starter Culture Annual Sales CAGR by Geographic Region (2019, 2023 & 2030) & ($ millions)
 Table 2. Dairy Starter Culture Annual Sales CAGR by Country/Region (2019, 2023 & 2030) & ($ millions)
 Table 3. Major Players of Mesophilic
 Table 4. Major Players of Thermophilic
 Table 5. Major Players of Probiotics
 Table 6. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Type (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 7. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Type (2019-2024)
 Table 8. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue by Type (2019-2024) & ($ million)
 Table 9. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Type (2019-2024)
 Table 10. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sale Price by Type (2019-2024) & (USD/MT)
 Table 11. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sale by Application (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 12. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sale Market Share by Application (2019-2024)
 Table 13. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue by Application (2019-2024) & ($ million)
 Table 14. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Application (2019-2024)
 Table 15. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sale Price by Application (2019-2024) & (USD/MT)
 Table 16. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Company (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 17. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Company (2019-2024)
 Table 18. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue by Company (2019-2024) & ($ millions)
 Table 19. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Company (2019-2024)
 Table 20. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sale Price by Company (2019-2024) & (USD/MT)
 Table 21. Key Manufacturers Dairy Starter Culture Producing Area Distribution and Sales Area
 Table 22. Players Dairy Starter Culture Products Offered
 Table 23. Dairy Starter Culture Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2019-2024)
 Table 24. New Products and Potential Entrants
 Table 25. Market M&A Activity & Strategy
 Table 26. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Geographic Region (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 27. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share Geographic Region (2019-2024)
 Table 28. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue by Geographic Region (2019-2024) & ($ millions)
 Table 29. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region (2019-2024)
 Table 30. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Country/Region (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 31. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2019-2024)
 Table 32. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue by Country/Region (2019-2024) & ($ millions)
 Table 33. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Country/Region (2019-2024)
 Table 34. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Country (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 35. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Country (2019-2024)
 Table 36. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Revenue by Country (2019-2024) & ($ millions)
 Table 37. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Type (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 38. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Application (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 39. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Region (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 40. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Region (2019-2024)
 Table 41. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Revenue by Region (2019-2024) & ($ millions)
 Table 42. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Type (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 43. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Application (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 44. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Country (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 45. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Revenue by Country (2019-2024) & ($ millions)
 Table 46. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Type (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 47. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Application (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 48. Middle East & Africa Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Country (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 49. Middle East & Africa Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Country (2019-2024)
 Table 50. Middle East & Africa Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Type (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 51. Middle East & Africa Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Application (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Table 52. Key Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities of Dairy Starter Culture
 Table 53. Key Market Challenges & Risks of Dairy Starter Culture
 Table 54. Key Industry Trends of Dairy Starter Culture
 Table 55. Dairy Starter Culture Raw Material
 Table 56. Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
 Table 57. Dairy Starter Culture Distributors List
 Table 58. Dairy Starter Culture Customer List
 Table 59. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Forecast by Region (2025-2030) & (MT)
 Table 60. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Forecast by Region (2025-2030) & ($ millions)
 Table 61. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Sales Forecast by Country (2025-2030) & (MT)
 Table 62. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Annual Revenue Forecast by Country (2025-2030) & ($ millions)
 Table 63. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Sales Forecast by Region (2025-2030) & (MT)
 Table 64. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2025-2030) & ($ millions)
 Table 65. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Sales Forecast by Country (2025-2030) & (MT)
 Table 66. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Forecast by Country (2025-2030) & ($ millions)
 Table 67. Middle East & Africa Dairy Starter Culture Sales Forecast by Country (2025-2030) & (MT)
 Table 68. Middle East & Africa Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Forecast by Country (2025-2030) & ($ millions)
 Table 69. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Forecast by Type (2025-2030) & (MT)
 Table 70. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Forecast by Type (2025-2030) & ($ millions)
 Table 71. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Forecast by Application (2025-2030) & (MT)
 Table 72. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Forecast by Application (2025-2030) & ($ millions)
 Table 73. Chr. Hansen Basic Information, Dairy Starter Culture Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
 Table 74. Chr. Hansen Dairy Starter Culture Product Portfolios and Specifications
 Table 75. Chr. Hansen Dairy Starter Culture Sales (MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
 Table 76. Chr. Hansen Main Business
 Table 77. Chr. Hansen Latest Developments
 Table 78. DSM Basic Information, Dairy Starter Culture Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
 Table 79. DSM Dairy Starter Culture Product Portfolios and Specifications
 Table 80. DSM Dairy Starter Culture Sales (MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
 Table 81. DSM Main Business
 Table 82. DSM Latest Developments
 Table 83. Danisco Basic Information, Dairy Starter Culture Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
 Table 84. Danisco Dairy Starter Culture Product Portfolios and Specifications
 Table 85. Danisco Dairy Starter Culture Sales (MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
 Table 86. Danisco Main Business
 Table 87. Danisco Latest Developments
 Table 88. Lallemand Basic Information, Dairy Starter Culture Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
 Table 89. Lallemand Dairy Starter Culture Product Portfolios and Specifications
 Table 90. Lallemand Dairy Starter Culture Sales (MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
 Table 91. Lallemand Main Business
 Table 92. Lallemand Latest Developments
 Table 93. Sacco System Basic Information, Dairy Starter Culture Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
 Table 94. Sacco System Dairy Starter Culture Product Portfolios and Specifications
 Table 95. Sacco System Dairy Starter Culture Sales (MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
 Table 96. Sacco System Main Business
 Table 97. Sacco System Latest Developments
 Table 98. Dalton Biotecnologie Basic Information, Dairy Starter Culture Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
 Table 99. Dalton Biotecnologie Dairy Starter Culture Product Portfolios and Specifications
 Table 100. Dalton Biotecnologie Dairy Starter Culture Sales (MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
 Table 101. Dalton Biotecnologie Main Business
 Table 102. Dalton Biotecnologie Latest Developments
 Table 103. BDF Ingredients Basic Information, Dairy Starter Culture Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
 Table 104. BDF Ingredients Dairy Starter Culture Product Portfolios and Specifications
 Table 105. BDF Ingredients Dairy Starter Culture Sales (MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
 Table 106. BDF Ingredients Main Business
 Table 107. BDF Ingredients Latest Developments
 Table 108. Lactina Basic Information, Dairy Starter Culture Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
 Table 109. Lactina Dairy Starter Culture Product Portfolios and Specifications
 Table 110. Lactina Dairy Starter Culture Sales (MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
 Table 111. Lactina Main Business
 Table 112. Lactina Latest Developments
 Table 113. LB Bulgaricum Basic Information, Dairy Starter Culture Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
 Table 114. LB Bulgaricum Dairy Starter Culture Product Portfolios and Specifications
 Table 115. LB Bulgaricum Dairy Starter Culture Sales (MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
 Table 116. LB Bulgaricum Main Business
 Table 117. LB Bulgaricum Latest Developments
 Table 118. Bioflag Basic Information, Dairy Starter Culture Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
 Table 119. Bioflag Dairy Starter Culture Product Portfolios and Specifications
 Table 120. Bioflag Dairy Starter Culture Sales (MT), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
 Table 121. Bioflag Main Business
 Table 122. Bioflag Latest Developments


List of Figures
 Figure 1. Picture of Dairy Starter Culture
 Figure 2. Dairy Starter Culture Report Years Considered
 Figure 3. Research Objectives
 Figure 4. Research Methodology
 Figure 5. Research Process and Data Source
 Figure 6. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Growth Rate 2019-2030 (MT)
 Figure 7. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth Rate 2019-2030 ($ millions)
 Figure 8. Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Geographic Region (2019, 2023 & 2030) & ($ millions)
 Figure 9. Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2023)
 Figure 10. Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2019, 2023 & 2030)
 Figure 11. Product Picture of Mesophilic
 Figure 12. Product Picture of Thermophilic
 Figure 13. Product Picture of Probiotics
 Figure 14. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Type in 2023
 Figure 15. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Type (2019-2024)
 Figure 16. Dairy Starter Culture Consumed in Cheese
 Figure 17. Global Dairy Starter Culture Market: Cheese (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Figure 18. Dairy Starter Culture Consumed in Yoghourt
 Figure 19. Global Dairy Starter Culture Market: Yoghourt (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Figure 20. Dairy Starter Culture Consumed in Buttermilk
 Figure 21. Global Dairy Starter Culture Market: Buttermilk (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Figure 22. Dairy Starter Culture Consumed in Cream
 Figure 23. Global Dairy Starter Culture Market: Cream (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Figure 24. Dairy Starter Culture Consumed in Others
 Figure 25. Global Dairy Starter Culture Market: Others (2019-2024) & (MT)
 Figure 26. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sale Market Share by Application (2023)
 Figure 27. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Application in 2023
 Figure 28. Dairy Starter Culture Sales by Company in 2023 (MT)
 Figure 29. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Company in 2023
 Figure 30. Dairy Starter Culture Revenue by Company in 2023 ($ millions)
 Figure 31. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Company in 2023
 Figure 32. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Geographic Region (2019-2024)
 Figure 33. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region in 2023
 Figure 34. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Sales 2019-2024 (MT)
 Figure 35. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Revenue 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 36. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Sales 2019-2024 (MT)
 Figure 37. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Revenue 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 38. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Sales 2019-2024 (MT)
 Figure 39. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Revenue 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 40. Middle East & Africa Dairy Starter Culture Sales 2019-2024 (MT)
 Figure 41. Middle East & Africa Dairy Starter Culture Revenue 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 42. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Country in 2023
 Figure 43. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Country (2019-2024)
 Figure 44. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Type (2019-2024)
 Figure 45. Americas Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Application (2019-2024)
 Figure 46. United States Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 47. Canada Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 48. Mexico Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 49. Brazil Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 50. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Region in 2023
 Figure 51. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Region (2019-2024)
 Figure 52. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Type (2019-2024)
 Figure 53. APAC Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Application (2019-2024)
 Figure 54. China Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 55. Japan Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 56. South Korea Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 57. Southeast Asia Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 58. India Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 59. Australia Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 60. China Taiwan Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 61. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Country in 2023
 Figure 62. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share by Country (2019-2024)
 Figure 63. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Type (2019-2024)
 Figure 64. Europe Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Application (2019-2024)
 Figure 65. Germany Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 66. France Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 67. UK Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 68. Italy Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 69. Russia Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 70. Middle East & Africa Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Country (2019-2024)
 Figure 71. Middle East & Africa Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Type (2019-2024)
 Figure 72. Middle East & Africa Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share by Application (2019-2024)
 Figure 73. Egypt Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 74. South Africa Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 75. Israel Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 76. Turkey Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 77. GCC Countries Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Growth 2019-2024 ($ millions)
 Figure 78. Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Dairy Starter Culture in 2023
 Figure 79. Manufacturing Process Analysis of Dairy Starter Culture
 Figure 80. Industry Chain Structure of Dairy Starter Culture
 Figure 81. Channels of Distribution
 Figure 82. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Forecast by Region (2025-2030)
 Figure 83. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share Forecast by Region (2025-2030)
 Figure 84. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share Forecast by Type (2025-2030)
 Figure 85. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share Forecast by Type (2025-2030)
 Figure 86. Global Dairy Starter Culture Sales Market Share Forecast by Application (2025-2030)
 Figure 87. Global Dairy Starter Culture Revenue Market Share Forecast by Application (2025-2030)

Chr. Hansen
DSM
Danisco
Lallemand
Sacco System
Dalton Biotecnologie
BDF Ingredients
Lactina
LB Bulgaricum
Bioflag

LP Information presents a detailed picture of the market by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources. The analysts have presented the various facets of the market with a particular focus on identifying the key industry influencers. The data thus presented is comprehensive, reliable, and the result of extensive research, both primary and secondary.

• Primary Source
  Players/Suppliers
  Industry Experts
  Distributors/Traders
  Opinion Leaders
  Front-line Staff
  Marketing Executives

  Secondary Source
  Journals and Periodicals
  Government Bodies
  Annual Reports
  Presentations
  Paid Databases
  LPI Internal Repository

• Data Synthesis
  Information Gathering
  Collation of Data
  Estimation of Key Figures
  Analysis of Derived Insights

  Data Validation
  Triangulation with Data Models
  Reference Against Proprietary
  Databases
  Corroboration with Industry Experts

• Qualitative Analysis
  Market drivers
  Market challenges
  Market trends
  Five forces analysis

  Qualitative Analysis
  Market size and forecast
  Market segmentation
  Geographical insights
  Competitive landscape