Tag Archives | Greek yogurt

Klondike Cheese Will Make Greek Yogurt

Known for its award-winning Feta, sold under the Odyssey label, Klondike Cheese Company is now ready to enter the Greek yogurt business aiming to bring the traditional and rich in proteins flavor to its clients in an more sweetened and less tart way. The fourth generation, family-owned business of Monroe, Wisconsin, has a background knowledge [...]

NY Officials Seek Pilot Greek Yogurt Program

NY Officials Seek Pilot Greek Yogurt Program

New York officials want the state to be part of a pilot program to test the cost-effectiveness of serving Greek yogurt in school meal programs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is starting a pilot program that could lead to more Greek yogurt in schools as early as April. State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine has written [...]

Greek Yogurt On U.S. School Menus

With the fast-rising popularity of Greek yogurt in the United States, the Department of Agriculture is going to launc a pilot program to introduce the food in American schools. The Huffington Post reported that Greek yogurt meets health-based standard set by the U.S. Department and may be introduced into the American school canteens as a [...]

New Yorker Shows Off Greek Yogurt

Greek yogurt is gobbling up the American market and New Yorker magazine dedicated one of its most popular sketches worldwide to popular product, which is especially catching on in New York. Sales of Greek yogurt are booming, since it is healthier than other yogurts or snacks and despite being more expensive than other yogurts that [...]

PepsiCo: Another Giant Enters the Greek Yogurt Market

PepsiCo and Müller by Quaker have decided to join forces and enter the extremely profitable yogurt market in the US. Letting go of its rivalry against Coca-Cola and trying to make up for its losses in the soda market, PepsiCo aims at providing the American market with a new series of products that will combine [...]

Pinkberry Goes Greek Too!

Pinkberry, whose first store opened in West Hollywood in 2005, is the new player in the Greek yogurt industry. The company, known for revolutionizing the frozen yogurt category, has now launched a Greek yogurt line hoping to get some customers from the endlessly expanding Greek yogurt market. The Greek yogurt will not be served frozen [...]

Charles Schumer: Help Bring Greek Yogurt to Schools

Sen. Charles Schumer asked federal officials Monday to make it more affordable for public schools to serve Greek yogurt, saying it would expose more students to the high-protein food and boost an already-booming business in New York. Schumer sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking that he modify the federal school lunch program [...]

Ben & Jerry's New Greek Flavor

Ben & Jerry’s Goes Greek with New Line of Greek Frozen Yogurt

The latest brand that decided to cash in the latest “Greek yogurt madness” that the US is facing is  Ben & Jerry’s. The latest flavor inspiration for the company that has come up with Cherry Garcia, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Phish Food and Chubby Hubby was Greek yogurt. The popularity behind Greek Yogurt led to [...]

Greek Yogurt Reinforces Economic Vitality of New York Agriculture

The New York Times piece — “Greek yogurt craze a boon for New York state” — is one of several recent articles in various publications with a common theme: the demand for Greek-style yogurt is growing, and much of it is being made in upstate New York. In the last six years, sales of Greek [...]

Greek Yogurt Sales on the Rise in the US

There is a tremendous interest on finding out the reasons behind the remarkable rise of the Greek Yogurt sales in the US. While sales 5 years ago reached $60 million annually, today they have skyrocketed at $1.5 billion, which equals to nearly a quarter of the $6.8 billion spent on yogurt in the US every [...]