It's French for yogurt” was, in fact, my invention – an advertising line designed to express the fact that Yoplait was the largest selling brand in France. The brand had its origins in 1965, a year after French dairy farmers formed a cooperative known as the Sociéte de Diffusion de Marque or Sodima for short.

Unfortunately, Yoplait is not French for yoghurt. However, Yoplait is widely synonymous around the globe with yoghurt, and is enjoyed by many!

Instead of being made in a large vat and then divided into containers, French-style yogurt is cultured in the individual-sized containers it is sold in. It is unstrained like traditional yogurt, but it has a smooth, creamy texture and is not as sweet as other yogurts.

Our story begins in France back in 1965. In 1965, more than 100,000 farmers from six dairy co-ops decided to come together and start selling their products themselves. Yoplait was born and started producing delicious yogurts full of goodness!

For many years, eating yogurt has been associated with good health. The creamy dairy food has long been a staple of Mediterranean, Indian, and French diets. In fact, according to Mireille Guilliano, author of the best-selling French Women Don't Get Fat, yogurt is one of the French secrets to weight control.

Instead of being made in a large vat and then divided into containers, French-style yogurt is cultured in the individual-sized containers it is sold in. It is unstrained like traditional yogurt, but it has a smooth, creamy texture and is not as sweet as other yogurts.

Instead of being made in a large vat and then divided into containers, French-style yogurt is cultured in the individual-sized containers it is sold in. It is unstrained like traditional yogurt, but it has a smooth, creamy texture and is not as sweet as other yogurts.

Bulgarian yogurt – the best yogurt in the world! The famous fact is that the bacterium which causes milk to naturally turn into yogurt was discovered by a Bulgarian scientist. Bulgarian yogurt comes under the general category of yogurts which contain live bacteria.

One of the original Yoplait logos was a cow named Michonnette. Yoplait's current logo is a flower with five red and orange petals, but the yogurt company originally had two logos. The first logo was a flower with six petals, one for each of the six dairy co-ops, and the other logo was of a cow named Michonnette.

Ingredients. Ingredients: Cultured Grade A Low Fat Milk, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch.

France Which countries consume the most yogurt? France, followed by Turkey. 57 percent of French citizens eat yogurt each day, with Turkey close behind at 52 percent. In general, Europeans consume about 40 pounds per year, mostly in the afternoon and evening.

Leading 'Yogurt And Fromage Frais' brands in FR 2021, by number of consumers. Leading brands of 'Yogurt And Fromage Frais' in France based on the number of consumers are 'Danone Nature' with 6,647,000 consumers, followed by 'Leclerc' with 5,288,000 consumers and 'Yoplait Panier' with 5,239,000 consumers in 2021.