Colombo Yogurt

Colombo Yogurt
Food processing
Industry Food Processing
Fate stopped in 2010
Founded 1929 (1929) (Andover, Massachusetts)
Key people
 Sarkis Colombosian
Products Yogurt
Parent General Mills

Colombo Yogurt originated from a family business run by Rose and Sarkis Colombosian, Armenian immigrants who lived in Andover, Massachusetts. Yogurt was first commercially produced and sold in the United States in 1929 by the Colombosians, whose family business later became Colombo Yogurt. The yogurt produced by the Colombosians was based on traditional Armenian cooking methods.[1]

Termination

On January 29, 2010, General Mills announced that it was dropping the Colombo brand to focus more on its Yoplait yogurt. It ended shipments on February 12, 2010.[2] General Mills still produces soft-serve frozen yogurt under the Colombo name.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Historical Society
  2. ↑ Eagle Tribune, "Yogurt with local roots shelved"
  3. ↑ General Mills company website


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