Country View Dairy in Hawkeye, Iowa, has become the primary supplier for Yotopia Frozen Yogurt in downtown Iowa City. The company previously sourced its yogurt from a national supplier but decided to make this transition to a local supplier to make the business more sustainable.
The independent, family-run dairy has previous experience in the yogurt sector though this is the first venture into frozen yogurt. The majority of the milk from the 150 Holsteins is used to make traditional and Greek-style yogurt sold state-wide.
In an article by Alesha L. Crews in the Iowa City Press, the dairy’s director of marketing and sales, Bob Howard, explained that no artificial ingredients are used to make the yogurt and because all the milk comes from their herd the quality is kept high.
He was also quoted saying that the partnership has been a positive experience for the farm and he hopes Yotopia customers enjoy the all-natural, non-homogenized yogurt. PD
—Summarized by PD staff from cited source
