date:Jul 24, 2013
uct will be ready-to-eat Greek yogurt parfaits, to be sold in U.S. Starbucks stores in spring 2014.
Distribution to food retailers is planned for 2015, with global expansion to follow, the companies said.
Yogurt is one of the hottest products in U.S. grocery stores and there appears to be plenty of room to grow, given that Americans eat far less yogurt than Europeans.
The U.S. retail market for yogurt has grown an average 8.5 percent per year over the last five years, according to Euromonitor