Koop Dairy

Koop Dairy, also known as Koop Süt, is a Turkish Cypriot dairy and food-products company located in Nicosia, Cyprus. Its origins date to 1958, when 21 farmers in a village near Nicosia established the business under the name Dairy Products Company. The founding reflected a cooperative-oriented approach to processing and marketing agricultural production in the Turkish Cypriot community. In its initial years, the company produced dairy goods using sheep milk, indicating a production base closely connected to local livestock farming and traditional regional dairy practices. The company moved to its present headquarters in Ortakoy in 1962. A further institutional change took place in 1968, when the Cooperative Central Bank, commonly known as Koop Bank, purchased the company. Following that acquisition, the business adopted the name Koop Süt, the Turkish name by which it is also identified. The bank’s ownership connected the dairy operation with Cyprus’s cooperative financial and commercial network, although the available reference material does not provide details about later ownership changes, corporate restructuring, or financial performance. Koop Dairy’s original dairy focus broadened over time. Dairy remains the company’s central operating field, with products including pasteurized milk, halloumi, other cheeses, and ice cream. The company is also described as operating in fruit juices and producing or distributing a wider range of food staples, including sunflower oil, corn oil, olive oil, and legumes. This portfolio places Koop Dairy beyond the narrow definition of a milk processor: it functions as a regional food-products company whose identity is rooted in dairy manufacturing but whose assortment includes beverages, cooking oils, and pantry goods. The brand is particularly associated with the Cypriot market and with Turkish Cypriot cooperative enterprise. Its product mix combines locally significant dairy categories, especially halloumi and milk, with everyday packaged-food products. The supplied reference material does not document export markets, production volumes, annual revenue, current executives, detailed brand campaigns, product launch dates, or recent corporate developments. Accordingly, Koop Dairy’s present corporate scale, distribution footprint, ownership structure beyond the 1968 acquisition, and current website cannot be established from the available sources.

Koop Dairy was established in 1958 by 21 farmers in a village near Nicosia. It initially operated under the name Dairy Products Company and began production with sheep milk as its principal raw material. The enterprise was established within a cooperative agricultural context, linking dairy processing with the needs of local farmers and the development of organized food production in Cyprus. In 1962, the company relocated to its current headquarters in Ortakoy, Nicosia. The move represented an early stage in the consolidation of its operations and placed the business in the area where it is identified today. Six years later, in 1968, the Cooperative Central Bank, also known as Koop Bank, purchased the company. After the transaction, the company changed its name to Koop Süt, a Turkish designation that remains associated with the business and its products. The company’s activities later expanded beyond its original sheep-milk production. Its principal operational fields became dairy products and fruit juices, while its listed product range also came to include cooking oils, ice cream, and legumes. Dairy products include pasteurized milk, halloumi, and other cheeses. The resulting assortment gives the company a broader food-manufacturing and distribution role than its original name and founding activity might suggest. The available reference material does not establish the dates of individual product introductions, the details of production facilities, subsequent ownership history, export operations, or current management. It also does not provide documented information about advertising campaigns, controversies, acquisitions after 1968, financial results, or recent strategic decisions. The documented history therefore centers on the company’s cooperative founding, its move to Ortakoy, its purchase by Koop Bank, and its development from a sheep-milk producer into a diversified dairy and food-products business.

• 1968

  Acquisition by Cooperative Central Bank

  [1]Koop Dairyen.wikipedia.org

  The Cooperative Central Bank, commonly called Koop Bank, purchased the company, after which it adopted the name Koop Süt.

• 1962

  Relocation to Ortakoy

  [1]Koop Dairyen.wikipedia.org

  The company moved to its current headquarters in Ortakoy, Nicosia.

• 1958

  Company founded by local farmers

  [1]Koop Dairyen.wikipedia.org

  Twenty-one farmers near Nicosia established the business under the name Dairy Products Company. Early production used sheep milk.

A locally rooted Turkish Cypriot dairy and food-products company with cooperative origins, centered on milk and cheese while offering a broader range of beverages, oils, frozen desserts, and pantry staples.

• Dairy

  Pasteurized milk

  Pasteurized milk is one of Koop Dairy’s core listed products and represents the company’s continuing connection to its original milk-processing activity. The available source does not specify package formats, fat levels, or product variants.

• Cheese

  Halloumi

  Halloumi is a prominent Cypriot cheese and one of the named products in Koop Dairy’s portfolio. The source identifies the product but does not provide details about recipe, milk composition, certification, packaging, or distribution.

• Dairy

  Cheese

  In addition to halloumi, Koop Dairy is described as producing cheese more generally. No further varieties or product specifications are documented in the available reference.

• Frozen dessert

  Ice cream

  Ice cream extends Koop Dairy’s dairy range into frozen desserts. The source confirms the category but does not identify flavors, formats, or launch history.

• Beverage

  Fruit juices

  Fruit juices are identified as one of the company’s main operational fields alongside dairy products. Specific juice varieties, formulations, and packaging are not given.

• Edible oils

  Cooking oils

  The listed oil products include sunflower oil, corn oil, and olive oil. These products broaden the company’s assortment into household cooking staples, although the available source does not distinguish manufacturing from distribution.

• Packaged foods

  Legumes

  Legumes are included among the company’s listed food products. No information is available on the specific varieties, sourcing, processing, or packaging.

1. 1Koop Dairyen.wikipedia.org