BRATTLEBORO, VT. – Commonwealth Yogurt has been chosen as one of the suppliers of Greek yogurt for the USDA National School Lunch Program for April and May 2016. Commonwealth dairy will be the sole supplier of the Greek 32 oz Greek yogurt.
In 2013 USDA started to include Greek Yogurt as one of the food products schools are allowed to consider when spending federal money on the national school lunch program.
Commonwealth Dairy, manufacturer of Green Mountain Creamery Greek yogurt, will supply 16,800 pounds of Greek Yogurt to schools in Vermont, Connecticut and California.
"It is one of our main goals to be involved with the community and this is a way for us to get our great yogurt and company exposed to not only students, but also to everyone else in the supply chain bringing healthy & tasty products to schools", said Commonwealth Dairy’s Director of Business Development Alfons van Heerwaarden.
"We believe that Greek yogurt is a really good source of protein for children in school," said van Heerwaarden. "It is clean and affordable and this is one more way we can show that Greek yogurt is a good alternative for other proteins."
Commonwealth Dairy is a state-of-the art yogurt manufacturing facility located in Brattleboro Vermont. The Green Mountain Creamery line of yogurts contains no artificial preservatives, additives or colorings and is made with only the purest ingredients including rBST free milk. Commonwealth Dairy returns 5% of its net profits directly back to the farmers who supply its milk.
Source: Commonwealth Dairy