“As organic Greek yogurt makers ourselves, we’re not trying to replace Greek, but we know that there are people out there looking for something to add to their fridge, and others who never really got into Greek yogurt,” said Sophie Schmitt, director of marketing at Stonyfield. “We discovered some people are eating Greek yogurt even though they don’t like it. We wanted to give each and every one of those people something to love.”
To appeal to tastemakers and trendsetters, Stonyfield is focusing its launch of Petite Crème on Fashion Week in New York City with a fashionably styled Petite Crème food truck and cooler bikes showing up around the city in September.
September will also feature an online campaign encouraging fans to #CheatOnGreek with web videos, Instagram product giveaways and a Pinterest contest with a grand prize of a trip for two to New Orleans.
“Cultured dairy has roots in food traditions that spread far beyond the borders of Greece,” said Schmitt. “With our organic Petite Crème, we chose to explore fromage blanc because it’s nutritionally similar to Greek yogurt, but has a totally unique taste and texture that feels indulgent even though it’s low in fat.”
Stonyfield’s Petite Creme is made with cheese cultures added to organic milk instead of yogurt cultures, which gives it its mild, fresh flavour. It’s packed in 5.3oz single-serve cups in seven flavours:
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