Greece

There has been an astronomic rise in the demand for Greek yogurt outside of its home country due to its taste and health benefits.

Stavros Arachovitis, the Greek Minister of Agricultural Development and Food, revealed recently that the country is in the process of obtaining the EU's ''Protected Geographical Indication'' status for the world-wide famous Greek yogurt. The new revelation was made by the...

Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis The European Commission has told Prague that the denomination “Greek yogurt” applies only to the specific product and cannot be used for yogurt produced outside Greece, a Euractiv report says. "The Commission is in contact with...

Greek governments have been battling over sole ownership of the "Greek yogurt" product for decades, with a new big battle inside the EU rapidly rising. This time it is the Czech Republic which is under the sights of the...

Greece is about to lose the exclusivity of making Greek yogurt for delaying to register the product as having Protected Designation of Origin status, a capital.gr report says. Early in August, the Ministry of Rural Development announced that it has...

The Greek Ministry of Agriculture is hoping to persuade the European Union to introduce rules which forbid "Greek yogurt" being produced anywhere but in Greece. In 2016, Greece and the Czech Republic clashed after the latter produced "Greek" and "Greek-style"...

It is very likely that in the near future feta cheese commercials around the world will not be accompanied by the sound of bouzouki and beautiful Greek island landscapes. Feta cheese is at risk of losing its Protected Designation...

The famous Greek yogurt may not be so Greek from now on as the new article 82 on Greece’s Food and Drink Code says that fresh milk is no longer a required ingredient and yogurt can now be produced...

Greece's FAGE dairy producer is to close down its milk production unit in northern Greece and concentrate on yogurt exports and cheese production. FAGE is a leading dairy producer and its yogurt has become popular in the U.S. The dairy producer...

Greek dairy company, Kri Kri is moving ahead with a 20 million euro investment in a new yogurt production unit, located in Serres, Northern Greece. This decision was taken after the company’s previous production unit was destroyed by fire...

By Layla Eplett* - It’s official: Greek yogurt is all the rage. As Americans demand more Greek yogurt, Greeks demand more with yogurt–the economic crisis in Greece has led to a resurgence in yogurt protests. In the past few...

Greek yogurt has been praised and awarded lately for its qualities attracting constantly more and more fans from around the world. The creamy texture and somewhat sour taste is becoming popular outside Greece both in households and restaurants, which...

A group of hooded young men hurled stones, eggs and yogurt at the chairman of the Democratic Alliance Dora Bakoyiannis, while she was attending an event at the restaurant “Lucullus” in Iraklion, Crete. The attack took place around 10 PM...

Students hurled yogurt at Minister of Interior, Charis Kastanides inside a cinema of Thessaloniki, yesterday. The Minister was watching the new Woody Allen movie in a cinema in Aristotelous Square, while students holding a protest concert in Venizelou Square. Once the...

After picketing their homes, jeering them, pelting them with yogurt, throwing bottles and stones at them, Greek citizens have taken to venting their frustration with the country’s economic woes by hurling eggs at politicians. Deputy Minister for Citizen’s Protection Manolis...