Article: Reaching for the stars: as yogurt's fortunes climb, cottage cheese's struggles appear far from over, while dip-makers seek to expand use of their products.(Cultured Products)

Quite possibly the greatest crossover success from the health-food store to the mainstream supermarket, yogurt's popularity among American consumers continues to grow.

In recent years, yogurt makers have significantly boosted yogurt's consumption through a variety of initiatives and R&D efforts designed to encourage yogurt-eating at just about any time of time, as a dessert or between-meal snacks. They've also developed a thriving kids' consumer base, thanks largely to innovative products, such as Yoplait's Go-Gurt, Dannon's Danimals and Stonyfield Farms' YoBaby.

As a result, sales have risen year after year. During the 52-week period ending June 18, 2006, sales of ...

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