Koop Dairy

Koop Dairy (Turkish: Koop Süt) is a Turkish Cypriot dairy products company located in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Koop Dairy
Dairy and Oil Products Production and Marketing Cooperative Ltd

Company type	Public
Founded	1958 (1958)
Headquarters	35.195858°N 33.345334°E / 35.195858; 33.345334, Ortakoy, Nicosia , Cyprus
Key people	Salih Uluşan (President)[1]
Products	Dairy Products, Fruit juice, Sunflower oil[2]
Number of employees	162 (2010)[3]
Website	http://www.koopsut.com

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.^[4]

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:

• Pasteurized milk
• Halloumi
• Cheese
• Sunflower oil
• Corn oil
• Ice cream
• Olive oil^[2]
• Legumes