Greek Yogurt Thrives in Italy as Dairy Companies Plot Expansion
ITALY - Having conquered the United Kingdom, Greek yogurt is now rapidly gaining ground in another major European market: Italy.
28 December 2016
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Over the last couple of years Greek yogurt exports have been registering double-digit growth rates, spurring the biggest Greek dairy companies to strike partnerships with Italian enterprises either for the distribution of their brands or for the production of private-label products for Italian supermarket chains.
Two examples are Kri Kri’s strengthening of its presence in Italy and the start of yogurt exports to the neighboring country by rival firm Dodoni.
According to official data, yogurt was Greece’s eighth biggest export to Italy last year. The value of yogurt exports rose 41 per cent from 2014 to reach 51.9 million euros, up from 36.8 million a year earlier. Notably, Greek yogurt exports to Italy came to just 8.57 million euros in 2011.
The Italian market is a growing one for the Greek dairy companies, with Fage, the first Greek firm to start exporting yogurt to Italy, enjoying 13.2 per cent annual growth in the value of the product it sent to the neighboring country in the first nine months of this year.
The growth amounted to 14.1 per cent in terms of volume. Fage has set up a 100 per cent subsidiary in Italy, Fage Italia SrI, which distributes the Greek company’s products.
Source: Ekathimerini.com
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