The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Our list of cheese shops in the world holds companies in 86 of its countries.
List of Cheese Shops Worldwide
Cheese shops sell local and imported cheese by weight from the counter, along with wine, bread and delicatessen. We list 150,157 cheese shops in the world, most of them in India (48%) and Brazil (23%). 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.
150,157 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies150,157
Countries86
Largest countryIndia
Employees5-9
Revenue$500K-$1M
Email3.6%
Phone16%
Website6.2%
CEO name46%
Live sample of cheese shops in the world
Below you see a live sample of the 150,157 cheese shops, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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| 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 | De La Torre Molina Elkin Hernan | Colombia | Candelaria | Carrera 37 15 B 22 Lc 1 | Valle del Cauca | N/A | N/A | 2022 | $838,000 | 300,000 | N/A | 943935560 | |
| 2 | Inversiones Atmc S A S | Colombia | Coveñas | Calle 10 Cr 20 48 | Sucre | N/A | N/A | 2026 | $1,246,000 | 100,000 | Corporation | N/A | 9020659076 |
| 3 | AG Warehouse PTY LTD | Australia | Melbourne | Level 14 28 Freshwater Place | Victoria | 3006 | N/A | 1961 | $329,447,250 | 2,805 | Corporation | 284 | 004515744 |
| 4 | Nunokame Co.,ltd. | Japan | Nishinomiya | 3-6, Imazufutabacho | Hyōgo | 663-8228 | N/A | 1876 | $139,719,510 | 2,037 | Corporation | 234 | 3140001069885 |
| 5 | Schwan's Company | USA | Colby | 1140 Golden Ave | Thomas | 67701-3642 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 1,119 | 289 | N/A | |
| 6 | Unifoods, S.A. De C.V. | Mexico | Azcapotzalco | Poniente 122 No. 459 | Distrito Federal | 02300 | *****.mx | 1997 | $89,527,500 | 1,150 | Corporation | 3 | UNI9704247M2 |
| 7 | Cooperativa Central Aurora Alimentos | Brazil | Guaraciaba | Rod. Br 163 Km 80 S/n | Santa Catarina | 89920-000 | *****.br | N/A | 0 | 1,014 | 81 | 83310441011151 | |
| 8 | Schwan's Company | USA | Sheridan | 2048 Val Vista St | Sheridan | 82801-2543 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 906 | 289 | N/A | |
| 9 | Schwan's Company | USA | Carlisle | 120 Stover Dr | Cumberland | 17015-9782 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 906 | 289 | N/A | |
| 10 | Luiz Francisco Aguiar De Castro Menezes | Brazil | Miguel Pereira | Rua Zelia 12 | Rio de Janeiro | 26900-000 | N/A | 1995 | $65,549,700 | 842 | Proprietorship | N/A | 00512437000104 |
| 11 | Great Lakes Cheese CO., INC. | USA | Wausau | 9912 Innovation Way | Marathon | 54401-6112 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 832 | 13 | N/A | |
| 12 | Amar Steel Products | India | New Delhi | 11386 11386 Ram Nagar Opp Police Station | Delhi | 110055 | N/A | 2007 | $85,503,600 | 728 | N/A | N/A | |
| 13 | Ultima Foods INC | Canada | Calgary | 209-7710 5 St Se | Alberta | T2H 2L9 | *****.ca | N/A | $822,456 | 700 | N/A | N/A | |
| 14 | The Saudi Ice Cream Factory Company LTD. | Saudiarabia | Jeddah | Industrial Area, Street No 10, Phase 1 | Makkah | 21461 | N/A | 1997 | $968,040 | 700 | Corporation | N/A | 4030121974 |
| 15 | Sahyadri Marketing (pune) Private LIMITED | India | Pune | 177 Juhi Apartments, Parvati Gaon | Maharashtra | 411009 | N/A | 2002 | $76,577,400 | 652 | N/A | N/A | |
| 16 | Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co.,ltd. Lengyin Business Department | China | Hohhot | No.2 Jinchuan Development Zone | Inner Mongolia | 010080 | N/A | 2000 | 0 | 627 | Corporation | 209 | 150000000007454 |
| 17 | Great Lakes Cheese CO., INC. | USA | Manchester | 885 Manchester Industrial Pkwy | Coffee | 37355-5505 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 575 | 13 | N/A | |
| 18 | Ernakulam Regional Co-Operative Milk Producers Union LIMITED | India | Ernakulam | Ernakulam Diary(milma) | Kerala | 682301 | N/A | 2006 | 0 | 574 | 7 | N/A | |
| 19 | Vergeer Holland Dairy B.V. | Netherlands | Bodegraven | Reewal 18 | Zuid-holland | 2811 PT | *****.com | 2017 | $84,943,173 | 519 | Corporation | 3 | 68612931 |
| 20 | Mother Dairy Calcutta | India | Hooghly | Coal Complex | West Bengal | 712310 | *****.com | 1980 | $50,738,400 | 432 | N/A | WBHLO001662800A | |
| 21 | Marathon Cheese CORPORATION | USA | Mountain Home | 3000 Nw Marathon Way | Elmore | 83647-5823 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 424 | 8 | N/A | |
| 22 | Herat Dairy And Ice Cream | Afghanistan | Herat | Sanbol4, Phase1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $1,996,650 | 400 | Corporation | N/A | N/A |
| 23 | Nibble Food Services Private LIMITED | India | Bengaluru | 1st Block | Karnataka | 560064 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 316 | 2 | 29AAICP4602N2ZZ | |
| 24 | Adl Foods | Canada | Summerside | 36 Greenwood Dr | Prince Edward Island | C1N 4S6 | *****.ca | N/A | $822,456 | 300 | N/A | N/A | |
| 25 | Faroyo Refreshments CO. WLL | Kuwait | Kuwait City | Al Jabriya, Block 3b, Street 1 Opp. | Al Asimah | N/A | N/A | 2014 | $968,040 | 300 | Corporation | N/A | 335837 |
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Largest cheese shops in the world
The biggest cheese shops in the world by staff and by revenue, the largest in India, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Belabn For Dairy Products is the largest cheese shop in the world by headcount. 2,537 cheese shops employ 50 people or more; 98 employ 100 or more.
2,612 cheese shops in the world turn over more than $5 million a year; 2,433 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
India has the most cheese shops in the world: 71,539, or 48% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
5,488 cheese shops were entered in a register in the world so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
38 cheese shops in the world in our data were founded before 1900.
Most cheese shops in the world are very small: 64% have 1 to 9 employees, and 54% sit between $500K and $5M in yearly revenue.
Which countries have the most cheese shops?
The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Cheese shops per country, 86 countries
- 1India71,539 (48%)
- 2Brazil34,949 (23%)
- 3Colombia12,200 (8%)
- 4The United States10,112 (7%)
- 5Ecuador3,499 (2%)
- 6Italy2,454 (2%)
- 7Ethiopia1,890 (1%)
- 8Japan1,865 (1%)
- 9Mexico1,644 (1%)
- 10The Netherlands1,193 (1%)
- 11France995 (1%)
- 12Belgium902 (1%)
- 13Jordan897 (1%)
- 14Argentina819 (1%)
- 15Hong Kong815 (1%)
India and Brazil together hold 71% of the cheese shops in the world. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 71 countries hold 4,384 more.
Which continents have the most cheese shops?
Asia holds 50% of the cheese shops in our data, South America 34% and North America 9%.
Cheese shops per continent
- 1Asia74,713 (50%)
- 2South America51,501 (34%)
- 3North America12,768 (9%)
- 4Europe6,733 (4%)
- 5Africa2,508 (2%)
- 6Middle East1,768 (1%)
- 7Oceania166 (1%)
How many cheese shops started this year?
This year 5,488 new cheese shops registered in the world, after 6,590 last year.
Founded per year
- 12,9912022
- 14,3182023
- 9,5802024
- 6,5902025
- 5,4882026 so far
Legal forms of cheese shops in the world
71% of the cheese shops in the world are sole traders.
- Sole traders106,008
- Corporations14,922
- Partnerships9,038
- Cooperatives449
- Non-profit131
- Foreign companies10
- Other or unknown19,599
Which cheese shops are part of a group?
5,550 of the 150,157 cheese shops in the world (4%) are part of a chain or group: 1,593 head offices or parent companies and 3,957 branches. The other 144,607 (96%) trade from a single location. 33 of the 98 largest cheese shops in the world by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 144,607 | 96% | |
| Head office | 1,593 | 1% | |
| Branch | 3,957 | 3% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Beijing Yitongyongsheng Trading CO., Ltd.458 in group
- 2Arla Foods INC407 in group
- 3W. H. Braum, INC.357 in group
- 4AG Warehouse PTY Ltd284 in group
- 5Frieslandcampina Middle East DMCC251 in group
The groups are counted from the 98 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 150,157; 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 make gift boxes and party platters or trade at local markets, competing with supermarket counters on range and advice.
Our data comes from the business registers of 86 countries, where cheese shops are classified under SIC code 5451 (dairy products stores). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 150,157 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 150,157 cheese shops in the world, counted on 2 November 2026.
India, with 71,539 cheese shops or 48% of the total, followed by Brazil (34,949) and Colombia (12,200).
Most cheese shops in the world are very small: 64% have 1 to 9 employees, and 54% sit between $500K and $5M in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Belabn For Dairy Products in Alexandria with 4,300 employees.
This year 5,488 new cheese shops registered in the world, after 6,590 last year.
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