Koop Dairy () is a Turkish Cypriot
dairy product
Dairy products or milk products are food products made from (or containing) milk. The most common dairy animals are cow, water buffalo, goat, nanny goat, and Sheep, ewe. Dairy products include common grocery store food around the world such as y ...
s company located in Nicosia, Cyprus.
History
KOOP, was founded by 21 farmers in a village near Nicosia in 1958 under the name of Dairy Products Company. Company moved to its current headquarters in
Ortakoy in 1962.
The company was purchased by the Cooperative Central Bank (Koop Bank) in 1968. After the purchase name of the company changed to its current name, Koop Süt.
Products
During the first few years of production, the company was producing using only sheep milk. Company's main operational fields are dairy products and fruit juices. Currently the company produces the following products:
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Pasteurized milk
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Halloumi
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Cheese
Cheese is a type of dairy product produced in a range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk (usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats or sheep). During prod ...
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Sunflower oil
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Corn oil
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Ice cream
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Olive oil
Olive oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing whole olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea'', a traditional Tree fruit, tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin) and extracting the oil.
It is commonly used in cooking for frying foods, as a cond ...
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Legume
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References
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External links
Official websiteKOOP Bank
Dairy products companies
Food and drink companies of Cyprus
Food and drink companies established in 1958
1958 establishments in Cyprus
Companies based in Nicosia
Cypriot brands