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Posted by Dale Buss on July 2, 2012 05:05 PM

Just because Chobani has opened up a huge lead in the Greek-style category it invented — and that is reshaping the U.S. yogurt business — doesn't mean that others can't try to chip away. Dannon has grabbed a significant share after sensing the opportunity with Chobani's rapid rise.
Other players, big and small, also are attempting to make more noise and get their stakes of a Greek-style market that has been calculated at about $1.5 billion a year now and still growing by strong double-digits — even coming up in discussions of Greece's Eurozone crisis. Yoplait, Hain Celestial and the Pinkberry chain are among the brands that are making their own plays. Ben & Jerry's just revamped its frozen yogurt line to make Greek Yogurt the basis of the line. Fage and Chobani have a friend in U.S. senator Chuck Schumer.
The most closely watched Greek yogurt brand is Yoplait. The General Mills line, which has shared the top of the U.S. yogurt market with Dannon for many years, got a particularly late start in the Greek segment. But now it's launching 40 new yogurt products, and Greek yogurt will be the centerpiece of that rollout this summer.Continue reading...
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brand news
Posted by Shirley Brady on June 6, 2011 06:00 PM

Apple's WWDC announcements seen as "huge win" for (more engaging?) Twitter in a blow to Facebook.
Anthony Weiner admits to sending lewd photos but refuses to resign, delighting headline writers everywhere.
Cablevision's AMC Networks (AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv) are going public.
CFDA honors Lady Gaga with fashion icon award and Marc Jacobs with lifetime achievement nod.
Chanel supports National Resources Defense Council.
DHL sponsors Manchester United tour.
Disney's Anne Sweeney says it's the "right time" for ABC to get back into syndicated TV because of "right person" — Katie Couric.Continue reading...
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