Folse's new yogurt is a hit among food lovers
(Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, June 2005)

Lately it seems like every time John Folse's Bittersweet Plantation Dairy introduces a new product, it sells so well he has to add on to his Gonzales production facilities. The latest: Bulgarian style, strained yogurt. It's as velvety as sour cream, rich as ice cream, and tart cartons of the stuff are flying off the shelves of Calandro's and Matherne's in Baton Rouge and Whole Foods Markets in New Orleans. He's already at maximum capacity and selling 10,000 cartons a week at more than $2.50 a pop. "I'm in the process of doubling the size of the dairy now to 8,000 square feet," Folse said. Dairy manager Dimcho Dimov, who Folse calls his "Saint from Bulgaria," is the influence behind the development of Folse's traditional Eastern European cheeses and butters. Folse adds the distinctive Louisiana flair.

Folse's dairy continues to crank out new products utilizing Dimcho's Bulgarian know-how. Like chocolate butter, made with Bulgarian style butter, chocolate, ground up pecans and sugar. "There's already a lot of butter on the shelves, I knew we had to do something unique and different," said Folse. (Tom Guarisco)

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