Yogurt has always been associated with good health. Now demand is growing for a new kind of yogurt – the Greek variety. Sales more than doubled last year. And just as this market shift is healthy for consumers, it's also good for dairy farmers.
Fans of Greek yogurt say the thick, creamy yogurt fills them up with the right stuff. It has a lot more protein – double or even triple the amount that's in conventional yogurt. That's because Greek yogurt is made with a lot more milk.
Tom Moffit is President of Commonwealth Dairy in Brattleboro. His plant makes yogurt for retail stores who want their own brand. Moffit said he's getting as much as 45,000 gallons of milk delivered every day.
"Part of the reason we are receiving so much as a yogurt maker is because we make a lot of Greek yogurt," Moffit said. "Greek yogurt takes about five times as much milk to make than conventional yogurt."
Moffit said he's making almost all Greek now.
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