Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of cheese shops in Europe holds companies in 12 of its countries.
List of Cheese Shops in Europe
Cheese shops sell local and imported cheese by weight from the counter, along with wine, bread and delicatessen. We list 6,733 cheese shops in Europe, most of them in Italy (36%) and the Netherlands (18%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
6,733 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies6,733
Countries12
Largest countryItaly
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email31%
Phone50%
Website40%
CEO name70%
Live sample of cheese shops in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 6,733 cheese shops, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
Vergeer Holland Dairy B.V.Vergeer Holland Dairy B.V.
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vergeer Holland Dairy B.V. | Netherlands | Bodegraven | Reewal 18 | Zuid-holland | 2811 PT | *****.com | 2017 | $84,943,173 | 519 | Corporation | 3 | 68612931 |
| 2 | Lug, OOO | Russia | Orenburg | Vladenie 2 Kab. 1/2, Ul. Kavkazskaya | Orenburgskaya Oblast' | 460022 | N/A | 2019 | $4,955,769 | 176 | Corporation | N/A | 41282938 |
| 3 | Istrinskaya Syrovarnya, OOO | Russia | Krasnyy Profintern | D. 5 Kv. 75 | Yaroslavskaya Oblast' | 143515 | N/A | 2016 | $20,073,047 | 152 | Corporation | N/A | 05972653 |
| 4 | Demmer GMBH | Austria | Wien | Karl-tornay-gasse 34 | Wien | 1230 | *****.at | 2015 | $10,144,786 | 149 | Corporation | 13 | FN443372v |
| 5 | Progress, OOO | Russia | Gorno-altaysk | D. 39/1 Ofis 5, Ul. Choros-gurkina G.i. | Altay Respublika | 649000 | N/A | 2013 | $7,138,258 | 127 | Corporation | N/A | 14349611 |
| 6 | Viktoriya, OOO | Russia | Krasnoye | D. 5 Kab. 2, Shosse Kamyshovoe | Kaluzhskaya Oblast' | 299055 | N/A | 2015 | $15,306,788 | 119 | Corporation | N/A | 00381870 |
| 7 | Vash, OOO | Russia | Voronezh | D. 111 Pom. Nezh. Pom. 3, Ul. Ostrogozhskaya | Voronezhskaya Oblast' | 394052 | N/A | 2016 | $12,674,049 | 115 | Corporation | N/A | 00588737 |
| 8 | Gurman, OOO | Russia | Yaransk | 23b Ul. Pervomaiskaya | Kirovskaya Oblast' | 612260 | N/A | 2006 | $4,591,388 | 100 | Corporation | N/A | 93258852 |
| 9 | Nika, OOO | Russia | Gorno-altaysk | D. 39/1 Ofis 5, Ul. Choros-gurkina G.i. | Altay Respublika | 649000 | N/A | 2013 | $5,386,480 | 87 | Corporation | N/A | 14349893 |
| 10 | Starozhilovomoloko, OOO | Russia | Ryazan | D. 58 Pom. N6, Ul. Novoselov | Ryazanskaya Oblast' | 390048 | N/A | 2004 | $9,538,998 | 84 | Corporation | N/A | 70352798 |
| 11 | Russkoe Moloko, AO | Russia | Moskva | D. 3 Str. 1, Ul. Bolshaya Dekabrskaya | Moskva | 123022 | N/A | 2003 | $935,505 | 84 | Corporation | N/A | 59895848 |
| 12 | Dostavka, OOO | Russia | Samara | D. 9 Ofis 105, Proezd Maltseva | Samarskaya Oblast' | 443022 | N/A | 2010 | $3,041,811 | 84 | Corporation | N/A | 67050562 |
| 13 | Produkty, OOO | Russia | Velikiy Novgorod | 12b Prospekt Aleksandra Korsunova | Novgorodskaya Oblast' | 173016 | N/A | 2009 | $6,403,222 | 83 | Corporation | N/A | 62422102 |
| 14 | Kupets, OOO | Russia | Ulan-ude | 6 Ul. Boevaya | Buryatiya Respublika | 670047 | N/A | 2007 | $1,665,435 | 75 | Corporation | N/A | 96699720 |
| 15 | Kabosh Market, OOO | Russia | Velikiye Luki | D. 32 Kab. 1, Ul. Novosokolnicheskaya | Pskovskaya Oblast' | 182112 | N/A | 2018 | $3,171,265 | 70 | Corporation | N/A | 32320597 |
| 16 | Cremo S.A. | Switzerland | Pont-en-ogoz | Route de la Gruyère 174 | Freiburg | 1644 | *****.ch | 2009 | $367,893 | 66 | 14 | N/A | |
| 17 | Fromages Et Detail | France | Rungis | Batiment C6 | Val-de-marne | 94150 | *****.fr | 1997 | $11,322,146 | 60 | Corporation | 139 | 41485392900266 |
| 18 | Ledyanoi Dom, OOO | Russia | Ryazan | D. 11 Ofis 8, Km. 196 (okruzhnaya Doroga) | Ryazanskaya Oblast' | 390011 | N/A | 1999 | $1,164,869 | 55 | Corporation | N/A | 44909792 |
| 19 | A-Ware Food Solutions B.V. | Netherlands | Bodegraven | Klipperaak 4 | Zuid-holland | 2411 ND | *****.nl | 2022 | $4,032,356,260 | 55 | Corporation | 155 | 29015178 |
| 20 | Henri Willig Germany GMBH | Germany | Düsseldorf | Niederkasseler Lohweg 18 | Düsseldorf, Stadt | 40547 | *****.de | 2019 | $3,764,341 | 54 | Corporation | 48 | 40227B86020 |
| 21 | Snezhnaya Krepost, OOO | Russia | Moskva | D. 29 E 5 Kom. 20 Ofis 32, Prospekt Vernadskogo | Moskva | 119331 | N/A | 2017 | $4,484,834 | 53 | Corporation | N/A | 15616764 |
| 22 | Burenkino, OOO | Russia | Izhevsk | D. 23/1 Ofis 308, Ul. Klyuchevoi Poselok | Udmurtskaya Respublika | 426063 | N/A | 2020 | $10,008,545 | 51 | Corporation | N/A | 46579620 |
| 23 | Molochnye Berega, OOO | Russia | Moskva | D. 2 Str. 8 Etazh 5 Kom. 1/1, Proezd Sibirski | Moskva | 109029 | N/A | 2021 | $3,816,727 | 51 | Corporation | N/A | 47451862 |
| 24 | Smai, OOO | Russia | Irkutsk | 6 Proezd Erbanova | Irkutskaya Oblast' | 664081 | N/A | 2018 | $3,310,151 | 48 | Corporation | N/A | 22997241 |
| 25 | Ais-Krim Riteil, OOO | Russia | Moskva | D. 42 Pom. 1n, Ul. Novorogozhskaya | Moskva | 109544 | N/A | 2019 | $4,285,765 | 47 | Corporation | N/A | 42748422 |
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Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most cheese shops?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Cheese shops per country, 12 countries
- 1Italy2,454 (36%)
- 2The Netherlands1,193 (18%)
- 3France995 (15%)
- 4Belgium902 (13%)
- 5Germany415 (6%)
- 6Switzerland400 (6%)
- 7Russia232 (3%)
- 8Portugal75 (1%)
- 9Belarus38 (1%)
- 10Austria27 (1%)
- 11Malta1 (1%)
- 12San Marino1 (1%)
Italy and the Netherlands together hold 54% of the cheese shops in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register.
Largest cheese shops in Europe
The biggest cheese shops in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in Italy and the biggest newcomers of 2026. Click a name for the record.
Vergeer Holland Dairy B.V. is the largest cheese shop in Europe by headcount. 23 cheese shops employ 50 people or more; 8 employ 100 or more.
34 cheese shops in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 17 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
Italy has the most cheese shops in Europe: 2,454, or 36% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
150 cheese shops were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
Most cheese shops in Europe are very small: 90% have 1 to 4 employees, and 86% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 5,471 | 90% | |
| 5-9 | 392 | 6% | |
| 10-19 | 108 | 2% | |
| 20-49 | 80 | 1% | |
| 50-99 | 15 | 0% | |
| 100-199 | 7 | 0% | |
| 500+ | 1 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 2,210 | 44% | |
| $100K-$500K | 2,095 | 42% | |
| $500K-$1M | 342 | 7% | |
| $1M-$5M | 300 | 6% | |
| $5M-$10M | 17 | 0% | |
| $10M-$50M | 15 | 0% | |
| $50M+ | 2 | 0% |
How many cheese shops started this year?
This year 150 new cheese shops registered in Europe, after 300 last year.
Founded per year
- 1902022
- 2302023
- 2762024
- 3002025
- 1502026 so far
Legal forms of cheese shops in Europe
35% of the cheese shops in Europe are sole traders.
- Sole traders2,375
- Corporations1,769
- Partnerships871
- Cooperatives59
- Non-profit7
- Foreign companies5
- Other or unknown1,647
Which cheese shops are part of a group?
2,302 of the 6,733 cheese shops in Europe (34%) are part of a chain or group: 591 head offices or parent companies and 1,711 branches. The other 4,431 (66%) trade from a single location. 31 of the 50 largest cheese shops in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 4,431 | 66% | |
| Head office | 591 | 9% | |
| Branch | 1,711 | 25% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Valfrais1,011 in group
- 2Le Fromager De Sainte Foy942 in group
- 3En Direct De Nos Producteurs156 in group
- 4A-Ware Food Solutions B.V.155 in group
- 5Fromages Et Detail139 in group
The groups are counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 6,733; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do cheese shops do?
Cheese shops are specialist stores that ripen part of their stock on site and let customers taste before they buy. They serve households, food lovers and restaurants, and many also sell gift boxes, party platters and products at local markets.
Our data comes from the business registers of 12 European countries, where cheese shops are classified under SIC code 5451 (dairy products stores). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 6,733 of them (100%) sit in class 47.29 (other retail sale of food in specialised stores), part of division 47 (retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles).
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Our data holds 6,733 cheese shops in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
Italy, with 2,454 cheese shops or 36% of the total, followed by the Netherlands (1,193) and France (995).
Most cheese shops in Europe are very small: 90% have 1 to 4 employees, and 86% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Vergeer Holland Dairy B.V. in Bodegraven with 519 employees.
This year 150 new cheese shops registered in Europe, after 300 last year.
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