Yogurt is now a double-digit growth category for many foodservice operations.
December 9/Chicago/PRWEB -- Yogurt is a food celebrity and not only has the dairy delicacy conquered increasing real estate at retail, in refrigerators and lunch bags, it is now a double-digit growth category for many foodservice operations, including colleges/universities, hospitals/healthcare, recreation, and eating and drinking establishments, reports The NPD Group.
Total dollar volume of yogurt shipped through broadline foodservice distributors to foodservice outlets grew 10% and units shipped by 7% in the year ending September 2013 compared to a year ago, according to NPD’s SupplyTrack.