<p>So D2 is a fairly picky eater (also sensitive to loud noises, itchy clothes, introverted, etc.) One food that she has always eaten is Dannon Fruit on the Bottom yogurt (prefers raspberry flavored). About six months ago our large grocery store chain stopped carrying it. She doesn’t like “blended” yogurts or Greek yogurts, just this one kind. Obviously she is eating other foods, but it is a really easy and relatively healthy breakfast or snack for her, and it would make my life easier if I could find it.</p>
<p>Has anyone else noticed if their store is still carrying this product, or is it being phased out across the board? I haven’t tried stopping at another grocery store yet. Dannon still shows it as a product on their website, but doesn’t say anything about suppliers/distribution. Before I trek somewhere else to look, thought I would ask you guys. :)</p>
<p>I don’t know where you live, but in my area (Maryland), Giant still carries it, but with fewer varieties than they used to have. Safeway doesn’t carry it.</p>
<p>I agree that there’s something special about Dannon yogurt. The blended kinds taste like plastic to me, and Greek yogurt is a distinctly different product.</p>
<p>Dannon Fruit-on-the-Bottom yogurt used to be H’s favorite kind of yogurt as well, until most of the stores in our area stopped carrying it (they only have the Light ones). If you have Trader Joe’s in your area their store brand French Village nonfat yogurt is the kind he eats now. He tried several before settling on that one as an acceptable substitute for the Dannon. By the way, we’re in Southern California and our Vons stores (owned by Safeway) stopped carrying the Dannon a couple of years ago. Our other big chain here is Ralphs (owned by Kroger) which I don’t shop at as often, and it may still have a few kinds, but very limited.</p>
<p>Buying plain Dannon (still available in my neck of the woods) and adding jam or preserves to each serving might be an answer. I think the wild success of Greek yogurt has pushed many older varieties off the shelves.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks! I will see if our TJ’s has French Village (not all TJs have exactly the same items…), and let her try one of those. And also check some other grocery chains in our area as well.</p>
<p>I love Dannon coffee yogurt. My supermarket used to always run out. One day, a stocker saw my frustration and asked what I was looking for. He suggested I talk to the customer service desk, and they could special order a box for me on a regular basis.</p>
<p>I never had to do this (shortly after this conversation the store must have doubled their order of the stuff, and they always had enough). But it’s worth a try for you.</p>
<p>Try this: I buy my yogurt plain and add my own fresh fruit. I also freeze a lot of fruit that I buy fresh – and that works well with yogurt… especially if you can blast the fruit in the microwave first. (just enough so that the berries are soft and mushy). </p>
<p>Obviously my way is pretty health-conscious – no additives, just fruit & whichever brand of yogurt I choose. I also save money by buying larger, quart size containers of yogurt.</p>
<p>Peapod, Giant Grocery store delivery service, has it in my region, in 6 oz cups that come in multipacks instead of the 8oz I grew up with. Hopefully it tastes the same?</p>
<p>TJ’s and Whole food both have fruit on the bottom yogurt in lots of flavors, but not Dannon brand.</p>
<p>Don’t know about Dannon, but we make our yogurt at home by boiling milk and adding a spoon of yogurt after it’s cooled a little and keeping it out in a cooler with warm water for half a day. I’m more used to eating yogurt with salt/spices rather than with sugary additives.</p>
<p>Ooops, I just looked again. Apparently they sell the raspberry in little rectangular containers that look like they’d come in multipacks, but they sell them one at a time.</p>
<p>As I said above, this is for a “picky kid”. My older kid would certainly do this (and does), and I would if I ate yogurt (I am lactose intolerant now and had to give it up). D2 isn’t going for that…</p>
<p>I’m a picky eater too so I sympathize! Sometimes a local grocery store will ask for a product for just 1 customer. Ask to speak to the manager and request it.</p>
<p>Maybe… our grocery store chain has been having financial issues, and they have dropped quite a few products in the past year. They don’t seem like they are going to be real responsive on this. I’m going to try Trader Joe’s brand, and see if other grocery stores in the area carry it still.</p>
<p>My favorite Dannon flavor - coffee - no longer comes in the single 8 ounce cups. It’s only available in the 4 count, 6 ounce multipacks. For a few weeks, when Dannon was in the process of making the switch they sold the coffee flavor in single, 6 ounce cups. They looked exactly like the cups in the multi-pack. Some of the fruit on the bottom flavors are also now only being sold in multi-packs in my area (Cincinnati).</p>