Chobani Inc. opened its new state-of-the-art Greek Yogurt plant in Twin Falls, Idaho, which the company claims is twice the size of the world’s next largest yogurt plant.
American researchers who looked at the diets of some 2,000 volunteers, found those who regularly ate a little yoghurt were less likely to develop high blood pressure.
When Muller Quaker Dairy was announced several months ago, most industry pundits did not think it would take the PepsiCo and Theo Muller Group joint venture very long before it would bring Muller’s European offerings Stateside. Sure enough, it is not even the end of summer, and the products have begun to appear.
Straus Family Creamery introduced Organic Greek Yogurt, which it describes as the only non-GMO-verified, certified Organic Greek Yogurt on the U.S. market.
The surge of Greek yogurt introductions and its popularity over the past year have left little room for other new entrants into the yogurt segment. In fact, SymphonyIRI data indicate, at the current pace of growth, sales of Greek yogurt will comprise 43% of the $4.6 billion U.S. yogurt market by the end of this year.
