Kourellas Dairy USA, LLC

What Kourellas Dairy USA, LLC does

Kourellas Dairy USA, LLC is the US distribution and production arm of the family-owned Greek dairy group Kourellas S.A., founded in 1960 in Grevena, Greece. The company produces traditional Greek dairy products including feta and whey cheeses under PDO designations, Greek strained yogurts and drinkables, kefir, semihard and hard cheeses, and an Innovation line of ready-to-eat items such as feta bites, spreads, and tzatziki. A Vegan plant-based line extends the portfolio into fermented coconut milk and dairy-free cheese alternatives. The US entity operates a small-batch Greek yogurt production facility in Northern New York, established in 2016, sourcing milk from American farmers aligned with the group's purity and quality standards.

The business is vertically integrated through wholly owned subsidiaries: Trofipan (animal feed, est. 2009) supplies non-GMO organic and conventional feed using expander technology installed in 2012, and Biopan operates organic cow farms. The group was Greece's first organic dairy (1996) and has achieved PDO status for Anevato cheese. Production is supported by a network of over 300 local farmers in Greece.

Revenue is generated through retail grocery and health food store distribution in Greece and the USA, worldwide export, direct-to-consumer e-commerce via kourellas.com, and the Mia Feta Feta Bar flagship in Thessaloniki. Products are positioned around Mediterranean diet, organic certification, traditional production methods, and absence of artificial additives, targeting health-conscious consumers, Mediterranean diet followers, and organic food enthusiasts.

Name

Kourellas Dairy USA, LLC

Legal name

Kourellas Dairy USA, LLC

Website

https://kourellas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kourellas Dairy USA, LLC is the US production and distribution arm of family-owned Greek dairy group Kourellas S.A., founded 1960. It produces traditional Greek feta, yogurts, kefir, and plant-based alternatives for health-conscious consumers through US retail, e-commerce, and global export channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Greek Dairy Products

NAICS

Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing (31151), Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Greek/Strained Yogurt & High-Protein Cultured Dairy Manufacturing (AFAHADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Yogurt & Cultured Dairy (Yogurt, Kefir, Sour Cream, Cottage Cheese) (CRADACAB), Yogurt & Cultured Dairy Products Manufacturing (Kefir, Sour Cream, Labneh) (AFAKAKAC), Dairy Alternatives (Plant-Based Milk, Yogurt, Creamers) (CRADACAF), Plant-Based Milk & Creamer Processing (Oat, Soy, Almond, Coconut, Blends) (AFAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Greek dairy products
• Organic feta cheese
• Greek strained yogurt
• Mediterranean diet foods
• Artisan cheese manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Grevena

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dairy Product Sales: Sale of traditional Greek dairy products including feta cheese, yogurt, kefir, and specialty cheeses through retail distribution in Greece, USA, and export markets worldwide. Products sold through grocery stores, health food stores, and specialty retailers.
2. Direct Consumer Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales through company's e-commerce website and flagship retail store (Mia Feta Feta Bar) in Thessaloniki, Greece.
3. Animal Feed Sales: Trofipan animal feed business produces and sells organic and conventional animal feed to company farms and supplier network.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kourellas Dairy USA produces and sells authentic traditional Greek dairy products including feta cheese, Greek strained yogurt, kefir, whey cheeses, semihard and hard cheeses, an innovation line of ready-to-eat feta products, and a vegan plant-based line. The company operates a vertically integrated production system spanning animal feed (Trofipan), owned sheep/goat/cow farms (Biopan), and finished dairy processing, distributed through retail grocery, health food stores, e-commerce, the Mia Feta Feta Bar flagship, and international export.

Product overview

Kourellas Dairy is a vertically integrated Greek dairy company that has operated since 1960, known as Greece's first organic dairy since 1996. The company operates a multi-brand portfolio organized across three product lines: Organic (certified organic dairy products including feta, yogurts, and cheeses), Classic (traditional Greek dairy), and Vegan (plant-based alternatives). The core offerings include traditional Feta P.D.O. cheeses in multiple variants, white cheeses (Goat Roll, Goat Cheese, Cow's Milk Cheese, Anevato), whey cheeses (Manouri, Anthotyro), semihard and hard cheeses (Kasseri, Graviera, Kefalograviera, Kefalotyri, Batzos), Greek yogurts and drinkables, an Innovation line featuring ready-to-eat products (Feta Bites, Feta Spreads, Tzatziki, Grill & Eat, Bake & Eat, Tartufeta), Kourellas USA regional products (Probiotic Kefir and Kids Drinkable Yogurt), and a Vegan plant-based line featuring coconut milk and cheese alternatives. The company operates its own sheep, goat, and cow farms, and animal feed subsidiary (Trofipan), with operations in Greece (headquarters in Grevena) and the USA (since 2016).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mia Feta Feta Bar: World's first feta bar - flagship store in Thessaloniki, Greece's culinary capital, functioning as a farm-to-table deli offering innovative Greek food combinations, cheese tastings with Greek wines, and the full range of Kourellas products.
• Trofipan
• Biopan

Quantifiable outcome

• Working with over 300 local farmers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Over 300 Local FarmerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe company works with over 300 local farmers to ensure production of pure milk of the highest quality. Certified organic farms also function as educational centers where expertise in low-impact agriculture and animal welfare is shared with suppliers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• White Mountain Foods: White Mountain produces organic Bulgarian-style kefir alongside other cultured and probiotic products. Overlaps with Kourellas USA's kefir and probiotic positioning in the natural foods channel.
• Green Valley Creamery (HP Hood): Green Valley is one of the few US lactose-free yogurt and kefir brands with broader distribution. Overlaps with Kourellas on lactose-free feta and digestive-health yogurt/kefir positioning.
• Siggi's (The Icelandic Milk & Skyr Company): Siggi's scaled high-protein, low-sugar cultured dairy (Icelandic skyr) into the US premium natural channel. Competes with Greek strained yogurt on 'thick, high-protein' positioning and similarly targets health-conscious consumers.

Direct peers

• Mevgal: Mevgal is a Greek dairy manufacturer producing yogurt and feta for both Greek and export markets. Most direct head-to-head in the traditional Greek dairy category, including strained yogurt, feta, and adjacent specialty cheeses.
• Olympus Dairy / Olympos: Olympus is a Greek dairy conglomerate producing yogurt, feta, and traditional cheeses for domestic and international export. Mirrors Kourellas' product breadth, export orientation, and PDO-protected feta cheese range.
• Chobani: Chobani popularized Greek yogurt in the US with massive US production, brand advertising, and broad DSD coverage. Same product category (strained yogurt) and similar health-conscious positioning make it the dominant share competitor Kourellas USA must contend with on shelf.
• Stonyfield Farm (Straus Family Creamery): Stonyfield is a pioneer in US organic dairy with an established yogurt and kefir lineup and deep natural-foods distribution. Overlaps with Kourellas on the organic Greek-yogurt, kefir, and family-heritage narrative in health food retail.
• Maple Hill Creamery: Maple Hill produces organic, grass-fed Greek-style yogurt and kefir, primarily from NY-state farms. Direct comparable on organic claim, US East Coast sourcing, and kefir/strained yogurt SKU overlap in natural and mainstream channels.
• Fage Total / FAGE USA: Fage is the original Greek yogurt brand with major US production (Johnstown, NY) and wide US grocery distribution. It is the closest direct competitor to Kourellas USA, sharing the Greek strained yogurt format, similar heritage story, and upstate NY production geography.

Broad incumbents

• Danone North America: Danone (via Dannon, Oikos, Silk) is a broad incumbent in US yogurt, Greek-style yogurt, and plant-based alternatives. Same shelf and category as Kourellas USA but at scale many hundreds of times larger, setting competitive pricing and shelf-share dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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