# ‘We’re losing to cottage cheese’: The protein-maxxing craze is hurting cream-cheese sales

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- id: 2086
- level: null
- domain: macro
- importance: 23 (magnitude=20 sources=25 novelty=35 question=15)
- relevance: 5
- sources_n: 1
- independent_24h: 1
- first_reported: 2026-11-08T14:13:00.000Z
- updated: 2026-11-08T14:13:00.000Z
- entities: United States, cottage cheese, cream cheese
- outlets: marketwatch.com

## Summary

U.S. cottage-cheese sales have more than doubled from their 2021 levels. The report says the protein-maxxing trend is hurting cream-cheese sales.

## Sources

| # | published_utc | outlet | title | url |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-11-08T14:13:00.000Z | marketwatch.com | ‘We’re losing to cottage cheese’: The protein-maxxing craze is hurting cream-cheese sales | <https://marketwatch.com/story/were-losing-to-cottage-cheese-the-protein-maxxing-craze-is-hurting-cream-cheese-sales-40ae94f3?mod=mw_rss_topstories> |